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Passage Lookup: Matthew 13:31-58
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Matthew 13:31
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He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like(y) a mustard seed,(z) which a man took and planted in his field.
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Matthew 13:32
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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."(aa)
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Matthew 13:33
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He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like(ab) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[b] of flour(ac) until it worked all through the dough."(ad)
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Matthew 13:34
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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(ae)
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Matthew 13:35
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So was fulfilled(af) what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."[c](ag)
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Matthew 13:36
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Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable(ah) of the weeds in the field."
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Matthew 13:37
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He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.(ai)
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Matthew 13:38
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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,(aj)
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Matthew 13:39
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and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest(ak) is the end of the age,(al) and the harvesters are angels.(am)
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Matthew 13:40
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"As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
Matthew 13:41
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The Son of Man(an) will send out his angels,(ao) and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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Matthew 13:42
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They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(ap)
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Matthew 13:43
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun(aq) in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.(ar)
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Matthew 13:44
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"The kingdom of heaven is like(as) 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.(at)
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Matthew 13:45
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(au) a merchant looking for fine pearls.
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Matthew 13:46
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When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:47
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"Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(av) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(aw) of fish.
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Matthew 13:48
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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
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This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous(ax)
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Matthew 13:50
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and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(ay)
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Matthew 13:51
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"Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied.
Matthew 13:52
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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
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When Jesus had finished these parables,(ba) he moved on from there.
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Matthew 13:54
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Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(bb) and they were amazed.(bc) "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked.
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Matthew 13:55
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"Isn't this the carpenter's son?(bd) Isn't his mother's(be) name Mary, and aren't his brothers(bf) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
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Matthew 13:56
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Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
Matthew 13:57
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And they took offense(bg) at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home."(bh)
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Matthew 13:58
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And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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