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Letboth grow togetheruntil the harvest:andin the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye togetherfirst the tares,andbindtheminbundlestoburnthem:butgather the wheatintomybarn.
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Anotherparable put he forth unto them,saying, The kingdom of heavenislike to a grain of mustard seed,which a mantook, and sowedinhisfield:
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Whichindeedis the least of allseeds:butwhen it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,andbecometh a tree, so that the birds of the aircomeandlodgein the branchesthereof.
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Anotherparable spake he unto them;The kingdom of heavenislike unto leaven,which a womantook, and hidinthreemeasures[a] of meal,till the wholewasleavened.
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All these thingsspakeJesus unto the multitudeinparables;andwithout a parable spake henot unto them:
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That it might be fulfilledwhich was spokenby the prophet,saying, I will openmymouthinparables; I will utter things which have been kept secretfrom the foundation of the world.
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ThenJesussent the multitudeaway, and wentinto the house:andhisdisciplescame unto him,saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
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He answeredandsaid unto them,He that soweth the goodseedis the Son of man;
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Thefieldis the world*; the goodseedare* the children of the kingdom;but the taresare the children of the wicked one;
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Theenemy that sowedthemis the devil*; the harvestis the end of the world;and the reapersare the angels.
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Astherefore the tares are gatheredandburned in the fire;so shall it bein the end of thisworld.