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the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the darnel are the sons of the evil one.
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The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
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As therefore the darnel is gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be in the end of this age.
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The Son of Man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
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and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
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"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,
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who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
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"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
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which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.