The Words of Jesus Christ Page 69 Man (cont'd) General & This Generation
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MAN (cont'd)
Either make the tree good, and
its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the
tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the
evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
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[The Parable of the Sower]
The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way
side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured
it. And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away,
because it had no moisture. And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns
grew with it, and choked it. And other fell into the good ground, and grew,
and brought forth fruit a hundredfold.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[His disciples asked him what this parable might be.]
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. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. And those
by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh
away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. And
those on the rock are they which, when they have heard, receive the word
with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of
temptation fall away. And that which fell among the thorns, these are they
that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and
riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. And
that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
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[The Parable of 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.
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[His disciples: 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
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This Generation
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are
they like? They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call
one to another; which say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we
wailed, and ye did not weep. For John the Baptist is come eating no bread
nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come
eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber,
a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified of all her
children.
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[To the multitudes:] This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after
a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For
even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man
be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement
with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from
the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Soloman; and behold, a greater
than Soloman is here. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement
with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the
preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater
than Jonah is here.
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