Old/New Testament
31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man takes and sows in his field, 32 which is the least of all seeds. But when it is grown, it is the greatest among shrubs; and it is a tree, so that the birds of the air come and build in its branches.
33 He told them another similitude: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman takes and hides in three measures of meal, till all is leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the people by similitudes. And he spoke nothing to them without similitudes, 35 to fulfil that which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world.
36 Then Jesus sent the people away and went indoors. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the similitude of the tares of the field. 37 Then he answered and said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of man. 38 And the field is the world. And the children of the kingdom, they are the good seed. And the tares are the children of the wicked one: 39 the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels. 40 For even as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all injurious things, and those who do iniquity, 42 and will cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the just shine as bright as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a person finds and hides, and for the joy of it goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant who seeks good pearls, 46 who, when he found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, which gathers in all kinds of fishes. 48 When it is full, men draw it to land, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels will come out and separate the bad from the good, 50 and will cast them into a furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus asked them, Do you understand all these things? They said, Yes, Lord. 52 Then he said to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings forth out of his treasure things both new and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these similitudes, that he departed from there, 54 and went into his own country. And he taught the people in their synagogues, insomuch that they were astonished and said, Whence comes all this wisdom and power to him? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is his mother not called Mary? and his brethren James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 Are his sisters not all here with us? Where does he have all these things from? 57 And they were offended by him.
Then Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country and among his own kin.
58 And he did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
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