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The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
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At about that same time Jesus left the house and sat on the beach.
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That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
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On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
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Later that same day, Jesus left the house and went down to the shore,
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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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In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat.
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Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
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And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
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where an immense crowd soon gathered. He got into a boat, where he sat and taught as the people listened 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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Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories. "What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed.
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Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow.
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He told many stories such as this one: "A farmer went out to plant some seed.
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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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As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it.
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As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
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And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
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As he scattered it across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.
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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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Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots,
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Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
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Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.
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Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plants sprang up quickly,
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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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so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly.
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But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
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but they soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil.
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And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds.
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Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
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And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
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Other seeds fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades.
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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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Some fell on good earth, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.
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Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
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But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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But some seeds fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted.
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Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
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He who has ears, let him hear."
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He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
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Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"
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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?"
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The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
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And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
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His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you always tell stories when you talk to the people?"
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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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He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them.
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He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
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Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.
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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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Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears.
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Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
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For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
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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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That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it.
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This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
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Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
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That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't 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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I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing.
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In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
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And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: "Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
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This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
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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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The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
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For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'
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For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.'
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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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But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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"But you have God-blessed eyes--eyes that see! And God-blessed ears--ears that hear!
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But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;
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"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because 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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A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance.
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For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
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for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
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I assure you, many prophets and godly people have longed to see and hear what you have seen and heard, but they could not.
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Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
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"Study this story of the farmer planting seed.
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"Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
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"Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
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"Now here is the explanation of the story I told about the farmer sowing grain:
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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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When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn't take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person's heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.
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When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
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The seed that fell on the hard path represents those who hear the Good News about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the seed away from their hearts.
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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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"The seed cast in the gravel--this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm.
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The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
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The rocky soil represents those who hear the message and receive it with joy.
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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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But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
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But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
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yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
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But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word.
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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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"The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it.
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The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.
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Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
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The thorny ground represents those who hear and accept the Good News, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares of this life and the lure of wealth, so no crop is produced.
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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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"The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams." [JC]
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But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
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But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
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The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest--thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted."
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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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He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
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Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
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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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But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
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That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn.
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But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
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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 that night as everyone slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat.
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But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
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When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too.
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When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
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But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.
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When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.
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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?
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"The farmhands came to the farmer and said, "Master, that was clean seed you planted, wasn't it? Where did these thistles come from?'
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"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'
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So the servants of the owner came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'
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The farmer's servants came and told him, 'Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds!'
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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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"He answered, "Some enemy did this.'"The farmhands asked, "Should we weed out the thistles?'
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"'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
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He said to them, "An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, "Do you want us then to go and gather them up?'
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"'An enemy has done it!' the farmer exclaimed. "'Shall we pull out the weeds?' they asked.
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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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"He said, "No, if you weed the thistles, you'll pull up the wheat, too.
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"'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.
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But he said, "No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.
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"He replied, 'No, you'll hurt the wheat if you do.
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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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Let them grow together until harvest time. Then I'll instruct the harvesters to pull up the thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire, then gather the wheat and put it in the barn.'"
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Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'"
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Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.""'
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Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds and burn them and to put the wheat in the 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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Another story. "God's kingdom is like a pine nut that a farmer plants.
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He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
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Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a 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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It is quite small as seeds go, but in the course of years it grows into a huge pine tree, and eagles build nests in it."
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Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."
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which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
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It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants and grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches."
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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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Another story. "God's kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread--and waits while the dough rises."
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He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
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Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened."
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Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."
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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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All Jesus did that day was tell stories--a long storytelling afternoon.
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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.
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All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
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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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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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His storytelling fulfilled the prophecy: I will open my mouth and tell stories; I will bring out into the open things hidden since the world's first day.
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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
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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 kept secret from the foundation of the world."
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This fulfilled the prophecy that said, "I will speak to you in parables. I will explain mysteries hidden since the creation 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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Jesus dismissed the congregation and went into the house. His disciples came in and said, "Explain to us that story of the thistles in the field."
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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 of the weeds in the field."
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Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."
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Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, "Please explain the story of the weeds in 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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So he explained. "The farmer who sows the pure seed is the Son of Man.
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He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
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He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
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"All right," he said. "I, the Son of Man, am the farmer who plants the good seed.
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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;
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The field is the world, the pure seeds are subjects of the kingdom, the thistles are subjects of the Devil,
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The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
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The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
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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.
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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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and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, the curtain of history. The harvest hands are angels.
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and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
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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.
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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 picture of thistles pulled up and burned is a scene from the final act.
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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.
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Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
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"Just as the weeds are separated out and burned, so it will be at 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 offend, and them which do iniquity;
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The Son of Man will send his angels, weed out the thistles from his kingdom,
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The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
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I, the Son of Man, will send my angels, and they will remove from my Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil,
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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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pitch them in the trash, and be done with them. They are going to complain to high heaven, but nobody is going to listen.
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They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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and they will throw them into the furnace and burn them. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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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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At the same time, ripe, holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
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Then the godly will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!
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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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"God's kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidently found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic--what a find!-and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field.
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"The kingdom of heaven is like 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.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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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--and to get the treasure, too!
Matt.13.45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
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"Or, God's kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
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"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
Matt.13.46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
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Finding one that is flawless, he immediately sells everything and buys it.
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When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
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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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When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
Matt.13.47
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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"Or, God's kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish.
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"Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,
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"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that is thrown into the water and gathers fish of every kind.
Matt.13.48
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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When it is full, it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub; those unfit to eat are thrown away.
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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.
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which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
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When the net is full, they drag it up onto the shore, sit down, sort the good fish into crates, and throw the bad ones away.
Matt.13.49
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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That's how it will be when the curtain comes down on history. The angels will come and cull the bad fish
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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
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So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,
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That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the godly,
Matt.13.50
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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and throw them in the garbage. There will be a lot of desperate complaining, but it won't do any good."
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and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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throwing the wicked into the fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt.13.51
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matt.13.51
Jesus asked, "Are you starting to get a handle on all this?" They answered, "Yes."
Matt.13.51
"Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied.
Matt.13.51
Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."
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Do you understand?Yes," they said, "we do."
Matt.13.52
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.
Matt.13.52
He said, "Then you see how every student well-trained in God's kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it."
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He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."
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Then He said to them, "Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old."
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Then he added, "Every teacher of religious law who has become a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a person who brings out of the storehouse the new teachings as well as the old."
Matt.13.53
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matt.13.53
When Jesus finished telling these stories, he left there,
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When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
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Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.
Matt.13.53
When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left that part of the country.
Matt.13.54
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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returned to his hometown, and gave a lecture in the meetinghouse. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise, get such ability?"
Matt.13.54
Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked.
Matt.13.54
When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?
Matt.13.54
He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was astonished and said, "Where does he get his wisdom and his miracles?
Matt.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?
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But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "We've known him since he was a kid; he's the carpenter's son. We know his mother, Mary. We know his brothers James and Joseph, Simon and Judas.
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"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
Matt.13.55
Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
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He's just a carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers--James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
Matt.13.56
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
Matt.13.56
All his sisters live here. Who does he think he is?"
Matt.13.56
Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
Matt.13.56
And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?"
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All his sisters live right here among us. What makes him so great?"
Matt.13.57
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.
Matt.13.57
They got their noses all out of joint.
Matt.13.57
And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
Matt.13.57
So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."
Matt.13.57
And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family."
Matt.13.58
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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But Jesus said, "A prophet is taken for granted in his hometown and his family." He didn't do many miracles there because of their hostile indifference.
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And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.
