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and 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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Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
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and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
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"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then 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 merchant in search of fine pearls;
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on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind;
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when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.
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So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous