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Anotherparable put he forth unto them,saying, The kingdom of heavenislike to a grain of mustard seed,which a mantook, and sowedinhisfield:
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Whichindeedis the least of allseeds:butwhen it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,andbecometh a tree, so that the birds of the aircomeandlodgein the branchesthereof.
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Anotherparable spake he unto them;The kingdom of heavenislike unto leaven,which a womantook, and hidinthreemeasures[a] of meal,till the wholewasleavened.
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All these thingsspakeJesus unto the multitudeinparables;andwithout a parable spake henot unto them:
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That it might be fulfilledwhich was spokenby the prophet,saying, I will openmymouthinparables; I will utter things which have been kept secretfrom the foundation of the world.
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ThenJesussent the multitudeaway, and wentinto the house:andhisdisciplescame unto him,saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
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He answeredandsaid unto them,He that soweth the goodseedis the Son of man;
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Thefieldis the world*; the goodseedare* the children of the kingdom;but the taresare the children of the wicked one;
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Theenemy that sowedthemis the devil*; the harvestis the end of the world;and the reapersare the angels.
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Astherefore the tares are gatheredandburned in the fire;so shall it bein the end of thisworld.
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The Son of man shall send forthhisangels,and they shall gather out ofhiskingdom all things[b] that offend,and them which doiniquity;
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And shall casttheminto a furnace of fire:there shall bewailingandgnashing of teeth.
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Then shall the righteous shine forthas the sunin the kingdom of theirFather.Whohathears to hear, let him hear.
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Again, the kingdom of heavenislike unto treasurehidin a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, andforjoythereofgoethandsellethallthat he hath, andbuyeththatfield.
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Again, the kingdom of heavenislike unto a merchantman,seekinggoodlypearls:
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Who, when he had foundonepearl of great price,went and soldallthat he had, andboughtit.
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Again, the kingdom of heavenislike unto a net, that was castinto the sea,andgatheredofeverykind:
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Which,when it was full, they drewtoshore,and sat down, and gathered the goodintovessels,butcast the badaway.
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So shall it beat the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, andsever the wickedfromamong the just,
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And shall casttheminto the furnace of fire:there shall bewailingandgnashing of teeth.
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Jesussaith unto them, Have ye understoodallthesethings? They say unto him,Yea,Lord.
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Thensaid he unto them,Therefore*everyscribe which is instructedunto the kingdom of heavenislike unto a man that is an householder,which bringeth forth out ofhistreasure things newandold.
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And it came to pass, that whenJesus had finishedtheseparables, he departedthence.
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And when he was comeinto his owncountry, he taughtthemintheirsynagogue, insomuch thatthey were astonished, andsaid, Whence hath this manthiswisdom,and these mighty works?
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Isnotthis the carpenter'sson?isnothismothercalledMary?andhisbrethren,James,andJoses,andSimon,andJudas?
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Andhissisters, are theynotallwithus?Whencethen hath this manall these things?
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And they were offendedinhim.ButJesussaid unto them,A prophetisnot without honour,savein his owncountry,andin his ownhouse.
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And he didnotmany mighty workstherebecause of theirunbelief.