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"In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;
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FOR THE HEART OF THISPEOPLE HAS BECOMEDULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELYHEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'
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"For truly I say to you that manyprophets and righteousmendesired to seewhat you see, and did not see it, and to hearwhat you hear, and did not hear it.
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"When anyonehears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatchesawaywhat has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sownbeside the road.
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"And the one on whom seed was sownamong the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealthchoke the word, and it becomesunfruitful.
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"And the one on whom seed was sown on the goodsoil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; whoindeedbearsfruit and bringsforth, some a hundredfold, somesixty, and somethirty."
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'Allowboth to growtogetheruntil the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "Firstgather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."' "
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and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is fullgrown, it is larger than the gardenplants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIRcome and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."
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This was to fulfillwhat was spokenthrough the prophet: "I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL UTTERTHINGSHIDDENSINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD."
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasurehidden in the field, which a manfound and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sellsall that he has and buys that field.
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And Jesus said to them, "Therefore*everyscribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, whobrings out of his treasurethingsnew and old."
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He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did thisman get thiswisdom and these miraculouspowers?