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Matthew 13 |
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The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea
side. |
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And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that
he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on
the shore. |
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And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow; |
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And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up: |
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Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of
earth: |
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And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they
had no root, they withered away. |
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And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them: |
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But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. |
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Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou
unto them in parables? |
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He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you
to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given. |
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For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have
more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
away even that he hath. |
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Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing
see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they
understand. |
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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith,
By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive: |
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For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any
time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
and should understand with their heart, and should be converted,
and I should heal them. |
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But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for
they hear. |
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For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous
men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not
seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not
heard them. |
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Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. |
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When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth
away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side. |
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But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is
he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; |
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Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by
and by he is offended. |
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He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. |
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But he that received seed into the good ground is he that
heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit,
and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty. |
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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom
of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his
field: |
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But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way. |
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But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also. |
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So the servants of the householder came and said unto him,
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then
hath it tares? |
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He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said
unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? |
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But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root
up also the wheat with them. |
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Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn. |
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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom
of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took,
and sowed in his field: |
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Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown,
it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the
birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. |
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Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is
like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures
of meal, till the whole was leavened. |
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All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables;
and without a parable spake he not unto them: |
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things
which have been kept secret from the foundation of the
world. |
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Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house:
and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field. |
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He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed
is the Son of man; |
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The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; |
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The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. |
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As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this world. |
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The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which
do iniquity; |
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And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth. |
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Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear. |
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a
field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that
field. |
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls: |
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Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and
sold all that he had, and bought it. |
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: |
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Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down,
and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. |
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So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, |
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And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth. |
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Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto him, Yea, Lord. |
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Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is
instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is
an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things
new and old. |
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed thence. |
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And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in
their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? |
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Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called
Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and
Judas? |
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And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath
this man all these things? |
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And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house. |
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And he did not many mighty works there because of their
unbelief. |