MATTHEW 13 18-30

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18 - “Hear then the meaning (the voice) of the parable of the sower” Jesus continued. 19 “When someone hears the good news of the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in their heart. This is the seed that was sown along the pathway. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is when someone hears the word and receives it with joy. 21 Yet they have no root within theirself, and so they endure only a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the message” {the Kingdom versus man’s world; God’s creation versus mankind’s creation upon it} “they soon fall away.

     22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is when someone hears the message, but the cares of the world and the lure of worldly things and riches chokes the message, and it becomes unfruitful. 23 But the seed that is planted upon good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. And they indeed bear fruit, and yield, sometimes a hundredfold, sometimes sixty, and with another thirtyfold.”

     24 Then he told them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But! While his men were sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and then stole back away. 26 And later, when the wheat came up and was bearing grain, the weeds were there too. 27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said, ‘Master! Wasn’t it good seed you sowed in your field! Why are there all these many weeds as well?’ 28 He answered, ‘An enemy has done this!’ So the servants said, ‘Do you want us to go and gather out the weeds?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, in taking out the weeds, you might also ruin some of the wheat. 30 Let them grow together until harvest, and at harvest time I’ll say to the reapers ‘Gather first the weeds in bundles’ {armies rev.16:14-15-16) ‘to be burned.’” (In a bonfire, at this point is the first mention of a lake of fire.) “‘But gather the wheat into my barn.’” {Through the door of the ten bridesmaids parable, Mt.25:1-13.}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 13:31-43

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