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

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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.”

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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.”

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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.

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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.’”

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highlighted Matthew 13:29 NLT

“‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do.

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highlighted Matthew 13:28 NLT

“‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.

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highlighted Matthew 13:27 NLT

“The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’

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highlighted Matthew 13:26 NLT

When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

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highlighted Matthew 13:25 NLT

But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.

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highlighted Matthew 13:24 NLT

Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.

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highlighted Matthew 13:23 NLT

The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

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highlighted Matthew 13:22 NLT

The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.

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highlighted Matthew 13:21 NLT

But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.

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highlighted Matthew 13:20 NLT

The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.

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highlighted Matthew 13:19 NLT

The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.

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highlighted Matthew 13:18 NLT

“Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:

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highlighted Matthew 13:17 NLT

I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.

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highlighted Matthew 13:16 NLT

“But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

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highlighted Matthew 13:15 NLT

For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

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