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Matthew 13:29 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. "
Matthew 13:29
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So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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Matthew 13:1
"The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."
Matthew 13:2
"And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore."
Matthew 13:3
"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"
Matthew 13:4
"And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:"
Matthew 13:5
"Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:"
Matthew 13:6
"And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."
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