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Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man

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and the field is the world and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom and the tares are the sons of the evil [one]

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and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world and the reapers are angels.

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As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire so shall it be in the end of the 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 cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

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and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

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The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field which a man found, and hid and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

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and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.