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24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
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24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
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25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
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26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
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26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
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27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?
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27 "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'
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28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
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28 " 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
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29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
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29 " 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.
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30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
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30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' "
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31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
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32 Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."
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33 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 it was all leavened.
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33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
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34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:
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34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
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35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
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35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
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36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
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36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
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37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
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37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
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38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one];
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38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
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39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.
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39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.
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40 "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
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41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,
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41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
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43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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