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The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

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highlighted Matthew 13:40 NLT

“Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.

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highlighted Matthew 13:39 NLT

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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highlighted Matthew 13:38 NLT

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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highlighted Matthew 13:35 NLT

This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: “I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.”

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highlighted Matthew 13:36 NLT

Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”

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highlighted Matthew 13:37 NLT

Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.

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highlighted Matthew 13:34 NLT

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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