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Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.
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This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: “I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world. ”
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Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
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Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.
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The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
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The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.
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“Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.
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The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.