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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.

Feb 18

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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:43 NLT

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:42 NLT

And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:41 NLT

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:40 NLT

“Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:39 NLT

The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:38 NLT

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:37 NLT

Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:36 NLT

Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:35 NLT

This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: “I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.”

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:34 NLT

Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.

Feb 18

Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:32 NLT

It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:31 NLT

Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.

Feb 18

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highlighted Matthew 13:30 NLT

Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”

Feb 18