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Matthew 13:30 (NIV)
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’ ”
Matthew 13:31 (NIV)
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
Matthew 13:32 (NIV)
Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Matthew 13:33 (NIV)
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Matthew 13:34 (NIV)
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
Matthew 13:35 (NIV)
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
Matthew 13:36 (NIV)
Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Matthew 13:37 (NIV)
He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
Matthew 13:38 (NIV)
The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
Matthew 13:39 (NIV)
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Matthew 13:40 (NIV)
“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
Matthew 13:41 (NIV)
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
Matthew 13:42 (NIV)
They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:43 (NIV)
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Matthew 13:44 (NIV)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Matthew 13:45 (NIV)
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
Matthew 13:46 (NIV)
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:47 (NIV)
“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
Matthew 13:48 (NIV)
When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
Matthew 13:49 (NIV)
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
Matthew 13:50 (NIV)
and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:51 (NIV)
“Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied.
Matthew 13:52 (NIV)
He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Matthew 13:53 (NIV)
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
Matthew 13:54 (NIV)
Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.