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Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."
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He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
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The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
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The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
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Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
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The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
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and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
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who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.