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And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,
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And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.
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For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.
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And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
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And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?
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It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:
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And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.
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And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.
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And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.
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And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side.
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And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in the ship: and there were other ships with him.