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and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
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Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age.
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The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
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and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; 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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who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;
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when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad.
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So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous,