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Matthew 13:24
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Matthew 13:24
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Parable of the Wheat and Weeds
24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
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Matthew 13:24
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 25:1
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Matthew 25:1
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Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
25 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids[a] who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
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Matthew 25:1
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Matthew 25:1
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like(A) ten virgins who took their lamps(B) and went out to meet the bridegroom.(C)
Matthew 20:1
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Matthew 20:1
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Parable of the Vineyard Workers
20 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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Matthew 20:1
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Matthew 20:1
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The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B)
Matthew 13:47
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Matthew 13:47
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Parable of the Fishing Net
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.
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Matthew 13:47
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Matthew 13:47
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The Parable of the Net
47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(B) of fish.
Matthew 22:2
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Matthew 22:2
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2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
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Matthew 22:2
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Matthew 22:2
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2 “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
Luke 13:20
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Luke 13:20
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Luke 13:20
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Luke 13:20
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20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
Luke 13:18
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Luke 13:18
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Parable of the Mustard Seed
18 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
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Luke 13:18
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Luke 13:18
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)
18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(C) like?(D) What shall I compare it to?
Mark 4:26-30
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Mark 4:26-30
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Parable of the Growing Seed
26 Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. 28 The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. 29 And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come.”
Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?
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Mark 4:26-30
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Mark 4:26-30
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(A) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(B)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(C)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(D) or what parable shall we use to describe it?
Matthew 13:37
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Matthew 13:37
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37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man[a] is the farmer who plants the good seed.
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- 13:37 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Matthew 13:37
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Matthew 13:37
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37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.(A)
Matthew 13:33
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Matthew 13:33
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Parable of the Yeast
33 Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
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Matthew 13:33
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Matthew 13:33
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33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(B) until it worked all through the dough.”(C)
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- Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
1 Peter 1:23
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1 Peter 1:23
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23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
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1 Peter 1:23
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1 Peter 1:23
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23 For you have been born again,(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(B) through the living and enduring word of God.(C)
Matthew 13:31
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Matthew 13:31
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Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
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Matthew 13:31
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Matthew 13:31
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a mustard seed,(D) which a man took and planted in his field.
Matthew 18:23
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Matthew 18:23
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23 “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.
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Matthew 18:23
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Matthew 18:23
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23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who wanted to settle accounts(B) with his servants.
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