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And he said unto them,Take heedwhat ye hear: withwhatmeasure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:and unto you that hear shall more be given.
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Forhethathath, to him shall be given: and he thathathnot,fromhim shall be takeneven that which he hath.
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And he said, Sois the kingdom of God,asif a man should castseedinto the ground;
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And should sleep, andrisenightandday,and the seed should springand grow up, heknowethnothow.
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For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;first the blade,then the ear, after that the fullcornin the ear.
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Butwhen the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle,because the harvest is come.
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And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God?orwithwhatcomparison shall we compareit?
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It is like a grain of mustard seed,which,when it is sownin the earth, is less than all the seeds that bein the earth:
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Butwhen it is sown, it groweth up, andbecometh greater thanallherbs,and shooteth outgreatbranches; so that the fowls of the airmaylodgeunder the shadow of it.
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And with manysuchparables spake he the word unto them,as they were able to hear it.
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Butwithout a parablespake he not unto them:and when they were alone*, he expounded all things to hisdisciples.