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Matthew 13:38 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one. "

Matthew 13:38

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36 Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”

37 He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.

39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

40 As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.

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Matthew 13:1

"On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside."

Matthew 13:2

"Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach."

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"When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away."

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