Another parable he put forth unto them saying. The kingdom of heaven is
like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his
field, which is the least of all seeds. But when it is grown, it is the
greatest among herbs, and is a tree: so that the birds of the air come,
and build in the branches of it.
Another similitude said he to them. The kingdom of heaven is like unto
leaven which a woman took and hideth in iij pecks of meal, till all was
leavened.
All these things spake Iesus unto the people by similitudes, and
without similitudes spake he nothing to them, to fulfil that which was
spoken by the prophet saying: I will open my mouth in similitudes, and
will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning
of the world.
Then sent Iesus the people away, and came to house, and his disciples
came unto him, saying: declare unto us the similitude of the tares of
the field: Then answered he and said to them. He that soweth the good
seed, is the son of man, the field is the world. The children of the
kingdom are the good seed. The evil man's children are the tares. But
the enemy which soweth it, is the devil. The harvest is the end of the
world, and the reapers be the angels. For even as the tares are
gathered, and brent in the fire: so shall it be in the end of this
world. The son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that do hurt, and all them which
do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the just men shine as bright
as the son in the kingdom of their father. whosoever hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the
which a man found and hid it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all
that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant, seeking good
pearls, which when he had found one precious pearl, went and sold all
that he had, and bought it.
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that
gathereth of all kinds of fishes: the which when it is full, men draw
to land, and sit and gather the good into their vessels and cast the
bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall come
and sever the bad from the good, and shall cast them into a furnace of
fire, there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Iesus said unto them: have ye understood all these things: they said,
yea sir. Then said he unto them: Therefore every scribe which is
conning unto the kingdom of heaven, is like an householder, which
bringeth forth, out of his treasure, things both new and old.
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