Mat 13:52 | TNotes | STEP | 13:52 A teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom has had his allegiance radically altered toward Jesus as the way of salvation. • new gems of truth as well as old: The sequence reflects the preeminence of the new covenant inaugurated in Jesus (5:17-20 ; 19:16-22 ) over the old covenant administered under Abraham and Moses.

b5:17-20►

c19:16-22►

‏ Matthew 13:52

13:52 ^a A teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom has had his allegiance radically altered toward Jesus as the way of salvation.

• new gems of truth as well as old: The sequence reflects the preeminence of the new covenant inaugurated in Jesus (5:17-20 ^b; 19:16-22 ^c) over the old covenant administered under Abraham and Moses.