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Hosea 13

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¹ But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed[3] weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.

² So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the weeds appeared also.

³ The servants of the owner came to him and said, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have weeds in it?'

⁴ He replied to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and pull them out?'

⁵ But he said, 'No; because as you pull out the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.

⁶ Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First gather the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

⁷ He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

⁸ and of all the seeds [planted in the region] it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air find shelter in its branches."

⁹ He told them another parable, "The kingdom of heaven is like[4] leaven, which a woman took and worked into three[5] measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

¹⁰ All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.

¹¹ This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world."

¹² Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, "Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

¹³ He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

¹⁴ and the field is the world; and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;

¹⁵ and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

¹⁶ So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

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1	But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed[3] weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.
2	So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the weeds appeared also.
3	The servants of the owner came to him and said, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have weeds in it?'
4	He replied to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and pull them out?'
5	But he said, 'No; because as you pull out the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.
6	Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First gather the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
7	He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
8	and of all the seeds [planted in the region] it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air find shelter in its branches."
9	He told them another parable, "The kingdom of heaven is like[4] leaven, which a woman took and worked into three[5] measures of flour until all of it was leavened."
10	All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.
11	This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world."
12	Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, "Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
13	He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
14	and the field is the world; and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
15	and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
16	So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

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