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Yeshua put before them another parable. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man takes and sows in his field.
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It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up it is larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the birds flying about come and nest in its branches."
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And he told them yet another parable. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with a bushel of flour, then waited until the whole batch of dough rose."
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All these things Yeshua said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without using a parable.
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This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, "I will open my mouth in parables, I will say what has been hidden since the creation of the universe."h
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Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His talmidim approached him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
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He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
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the field is the world. As for the good seed, these are the people who belong to the Kingdom; and the weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One.
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The enemy who sows them is the Adversary, the harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Just as the weeds are collected and burned up in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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The Son of Man will send forth his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all the things that cause people to sin and all the people who are far from Torah;