Gen Z: Matthew 13
1On the same day, Jesus dipped outta the house and chilled by the beach, vibes on point.
2A huge crowd rolled up on him, so he hopped into a boat and sat down; everyone else just stood on the shore, no cap.
3He dropped a bunch of wisdom on them in stories, saying, "Yo, check it, a farmer went out to plant some seeds."
4Some seeds landed on the path, and the birds swooped in and snatched them up, savage.
5Others landed on rocky spots, where there wasn't much soil, and they popped up quick 'cause they had no depth, fr.
6But when the sun came out, they got roasted; since they had no roots, they just withered away, periodt.
7Some seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them out, sus vibes.
8But the others landed in good soil and produced mad fruit—some 100 times, some 60, some 30, goated.
9If you got ears to hear, then listen up, fam.
10The disciples rolled up and asked him, "Why you always talking to them in stories?"
11He said, "Y'all get to know the secret sauce of heaven's vibes, but for them, it's a no-go."
12Whoever's got it, gets more lit; but if you ain't got it, what little you have is gone, no cap.
13So I hit them with stories, 'cause they lookin' but not seeing, and they hearin' but not vibing, fr.
14This is where Esaias' prophecy pops off: "You’ll hear but not get it, see but not really perceive."
15Their hearts are all crusty, ears are sus, and they’ve closed their eyes; if they just opened up, I could heal them, periodt.
16But your eyes are blessed, 'cause they see, and your ears are blessed, 'cause they hear, no doubt.
17For real, many prophets and good peeps were hyped to see what you see and hear what you hear, but they missed it.
18So listen up to the sower's story, it's about to get real.
19When anyone hears the kingdom's word and doesn't get it, the shady one comes and snatches what was planted in their heart; that's the dude who got the seed on the path.
20But the one who got the seed in rocky spots hears the word and is all hyped about it right away.
21But he ain't got roots, so he vibes for a minute; when tough times hit 'cause of the word, he gets all sus and dips.
22The one who gets the word but is choked by life's drama and the hustle for cash ends up being unfruitful, no cap.
23But the dude who gets the word and really gets it is the one who bears fruit, like, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24He dropped another parable, saying the kingdom of heaven is like a dude who sowed good seeds in his field, fr.
25But while the squad was snoozing, his enemy rolled up and threw in some weeds, then bounced.
26When the plants popped up and started to produce, the weeds showed up too, and it was a whole mess.
27So the homies working the field asked him, "Yo, didn’t you plant good seeds? Where’d all these weeds come from?"
28He was like, "An enemy did this." The workers were like, "You want us to go pull them out?"
29But he was like, "Nah, if you pull the weeds, you might mess up the good stuff too."
30Let them both grow until harvest; when it’s time, I’ll tell the reapers, "First, grab the weeds and burn them, then bring the wheat into my barn."
31Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a tiny mustard seed that a dude planted in his field. Vibes."
32For real, it's the smallest seed, but when it grows, it’s the biggest herb and turns into a tree, so birds can chill in its branches. Lit.
33He dropped another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman hid in three measures of flour until it was all lit."
34Jesus was dropping all these parables to the crowd; no cap, he didn't talk to them without a parable.
35This was to fulfill what the prophet said: "I’ll speak in parables and spill secrets kept since the world began."
36Then Jesus sent the crowd away and went inside. His crew came to him, like, "Yo, explain the parable of the tares."
37He was like, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man."
38The field is the world; the good seeds are the kingdom's peeps, but the tares are the wicked ones' fam.
39The one who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers? They’re the angels.
40Just like the tares get gathered and burned in fire, that’s how it’s gonna be at the end of this world, periodt.
41The Son of Man is gonna send his angels to scoop up all the sus stuff and those who are just plain savage;
42And they’re gonna throw 'em into a fire pit: it’s gonna be wailing and gnashing of teeth, no cap.
43Then the righteous will shine bright like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. If you got ears, listen up, fr.
44The kingdom of heaven is like a hidden treasure in a field; when a dude finds it, he’s so hyped that he sells everything to grab that field.
45The kingdom of heaven is also like a merchant looking for dope pearls:
46When he finds one super valuable pearl, he sells all his stuff to buy it.
47The kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish, vibes.
48When it’s full, they pull it to shore, chill for a sec, and keep the good ones but toss the bad ones.
49That’s how it’s gonna go down at the end of the world: angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, periodt.
50And they’ll toss the wicked into the fire pit: it’s gonna be wailing and gnashing of teeth, no cap.
51Jesus asked them, "Y'all get all this?" They replied, "Yea, Lord, we vibin'."
52Then he said, "So every scribe schooled in the kingdom of heaven is like a dude with a treasure chest, pulling out the fresh and the classic."
53And it happened that when Jesus wrapped up these stories, he bounced from there.
54When he rolled back to his hometown, he was teaching in their synagogue, and they were shook, saying, "Where did this guy get all this wisdom and these dope moves?"
55"Ain't this the carpenter's kid? Isn't his mom named Mary? And his bros, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?"
56"And what about his sisters? Aren't they all chilling with us? So how does this dude have all this?"
57They were lowkey offended by him. But Jesus said, "A prophet ain't got no respect except in his own hood and crib."
58And he couldn't do many lit things there 'cause they were all sus about him.