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Chapter 13
The Parable of the Sower. On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
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And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.
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The Purpose of Parables. The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
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This is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.’
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Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. The Explanation of the Parable of the Sower.
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“Hear then the parable of the sower.
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The Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat. He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” The Parable of the Mustard Seed.
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He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.
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The Parable of the Yeast. He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
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The Use of Parables. All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables. He spoke to them only in parables,
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to fulfill what had been said through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation [of the world].”
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The Explanation of the Parable of the Weeds. Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear. More Parables.
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When Jesus finished these parables, he went away from there.
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Then Peter said to him in reply, “Explain [this] parable to us.”
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And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna. The Parable of the Lost Sheep.
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For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.
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So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.” He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things. The Parable of the Two Sons.
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When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him. The Parable of the Tenants.
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“Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey.
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them.
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Chapter 22
The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying,
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Chapter 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. The Parable of the Talents.