Matthew 13:52

Every scribe which is instructed (RV 'who hath been made a disciple') unto the kingdom of heaven] Jesus is pleased with their answer, and speaks of them as the future scribes or teachers of His Church. A man that is an householder] i.e. Christ Himself the master of the house (the Church). Afterwards the apostles themselves will become 'householders,' exercising Christ's authority committed to them. His treasure] i.e. the chest where money and jewels are kept. The 'treasure' of the Christian preacher is the Holy Scripture, and His own inward experience of what true religion is. Things new and old] the old truths which God had long made known to the Jews, as well as the new truth declared by Christ. It is also an exhortation to the preacher to adapt his discourse to his hearers, to put milk before babes, and strong meat before men.