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"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;
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the field is the world; the good seed--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, the sons of the Evil one.
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The enemy who sows the darnel is *the Devil*; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the angels.
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As then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age.
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The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;
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and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.
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Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!
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"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.
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"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.
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He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys it.
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"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.