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 16 THE KINGDOM OF GOD (cont'd)

Those who enter the Kingdom & Those who do not. (cont'd)
[To Nicodemus:] I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?]
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.                                                                                                                                                                  j0303-8

[To the scribe who quoted the great commandment to him:] Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.                                          k1234


Parables   (There are links to all parables on Pages 229 & 230)
Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.                                                                                                                                        l0810/m1311-3/k0411

The Tares in the Field

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 

                                                                                                                                                                                     m1324-30/k0426-9

[Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.]
He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.                                                                                                             m1336-43

The Grain of Mustard Seed

Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it? It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.
The Leaven in the Meal

[And again:] Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.                                                                                                                                   l1318-21/m1331-3/k0430-32

The Treasure in the Field

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.                                                                                                                                                         m1344

The Pearl of Great Price

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.                                                                                                                                m1345-6

The Net Cast in the Sea

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[To the disciples:] Have you understood all these things?
[Yea.]
Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.                                                                                                                  m1347-52

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