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Matthew 13 |
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The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. |
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And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into
a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. |
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And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower
went forth to sow; |
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And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and
devoured them up: |
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Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith
they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: |
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And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root,
they withered away. |
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And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: |
(13:10-15) "Lest they should see"
Jesus explains that the reason he speaks
in parables is so that no one will understand him, "lest ... they ...
should understand ... and should be converted, and I should heal them."
Did Jesus have secret teachings?
(13:10) "And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?"
(13:11) "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given."
 (13:12) "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall
be taken away even that he hath." Isn't this from the Republican Party platform?
(13:13) "Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
(13:14) "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear,
and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive."
(13:15) "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed;
lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be
converted, and I should heal them."
(13:17) "Many ... righteous men have
desired to see those things which ye see."
Has there ever been a righteous person?
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But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
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Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And the disciples
came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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He answered and said
unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom
of heaven, but to them it is not given.
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For whosoever hath,
to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
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Therefore speak I to
them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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And in them is
fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
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For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should
be converted, and I should heal them.
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But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have
desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to
hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
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Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. |
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When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. |
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But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; |
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Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended. |
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He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word;
and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word,
and he becometh unfruitful. |
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But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the
word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth,
some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. |
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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: |
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But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and
went his way. |
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But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also. |
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So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not
thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? |
 (13:28) "An enemy hath done this."
Some Christians believe that the natural
evil in the world (predators, parasites, pain, death) is due to Satan, not God.
(13:31-32) "The least of all seeds"
Jesus is incorrect when he says that the
mustard seed is the smallest seed. (The epiphytic orchids have the
smallest seeds.) And since there are no trees
in the mustard
family, mustard seeds do not grow into trees large enough to support bird nests.
(13:31-32) "A ... mustard seed ... is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof."
 (13:35) "I will
open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret
from the foundation of the world."
Misquote of Psalm 78:2-3 which says: "I will open my mouth in a
parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known,
and our fathers have told us."
 The End of the World
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He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him,
Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
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But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the
wheat with them.
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Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them
in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
like to a grain of mustard
seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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Which indeed is the
least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,
and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
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Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto
leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the
whole was leavened.
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All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a
parable spake he not unto them:
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will
open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
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Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his
disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of
the field.
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He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of
man;
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The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but
the tares are the children of the wicked one; |
(13:41-50) "The furnace of fire"
Jesus will send his angels to gather
up "all that offend" and they "shall cast them into a furnace of
fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
What the Bible says about torture
Does Hell exist?
(13:41) "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity."
(13:42) "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the
world; and the reapers are the angels.
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As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be
in the end of this world.
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The Son of man shall
send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things
that offend, and them which do iniquity;
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And shall cast them
into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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| 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the
which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and
selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. |
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly
pearls: |
(13:46) "The pearl of great price"
This phrase was adopted by the Mormon (LDS) church as the title of one of its standard
works. The Pearl of Great Price is a part of Mormon scripture.
(13:48-49) "Gathered the good into vessels"
Is anyone good?
Has the ever been a just person?
(13:48-50) "At the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he
had, and bought it.
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the
sea, and gathered of every kind:
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Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered
the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
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So shall it be at the
end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from
among the just,
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And shall cast them
into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto
him, Yea, Lord.
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Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto
the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which
bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. |
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he
departed thence. |
(13:55-57)
Jesus is rejected by those who know him the best -- the people of his home town of Nazareth. His brothers and sisters
are mentioned, so apparently, contrary to Catholic belief, Mary was not always a
virgin. (Catholic
Response)
(13:55) "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"
(13:56) "And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?"
(13:57) "And they were offended in him."
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And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their
synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this
man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
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Is not this the
carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren,
James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
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And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
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And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without
honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. |
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