Matthew 13:37–45
37He answered them,“He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,↗
38the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.↗
39The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.↗
40As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.↗
41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and those who do iniquity,↗
42and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.↗
43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.↗
44“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.↗
45“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,↗
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