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... corn in the ear , " bending with its own weight , would seem to them the old and ripe be- liever , full of good works , and yet bending in humility towards the earth , ripe for the earth , and ready for the sickle . Every vine they saw ...
... corn in the ear , " bending with its own weight , would seem to them the old and ripe be- liever , full of good works , and yet bending in humility towards the earth , ripe for the earth , and ready for the sickle . Every vine they saw ...
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... corn , which at first looked only like a large blade of grass , was beginning to swell out into " the " ear , " and promised to become soon " the full corn in the ear . " sown They knew that their master had nothing but good seed in his ...
... corn , which at first looked only like a large blade of grass , was beginning to swell out into " the " ear , " and promised to become soon " the full corn in the ear . " sown They knew that their master had nothing but good seed in his ...
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... corn would have been pulled up by the servants , and thrown away as a tare , and , perhaps , some large flourishing tare would have been thought to be wheat , and allowed to remain . Therefore , the master told them " to let both grow ...
... corn would have been pulled up by the servants , and thrown away as a tare , and , perhaps , some large flourishing tare would have been thought to be wheat , and allowed to remain . Therefore , the master told them " to let both grow ...
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... corn upon a hearthstone , will it go into it ? No ; it will lie upon it . So did the corn upon the wayside , and there it was , either crushed by the foot of the next pas- senger , or the birds , hovering about , saw it fall , flew down ...
... corn upon a hearthstone , will it go into it ? No ; it will lie upon it . So did the corn upon the wayside , and there it was , either crushed by the foot of the next pas- senger , or the birds , hovering about , saw it fall , flew down ...
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... corn , when it fell on the ground , went in as far as it could ; it tried to strike its roots , but it could not , for it was rock and not earth underneath ; the heat of the sun , sent back from the rock , made the corn start up and ...
... corn , when it fell on the ground , went in as far as it could ; it tried to strike its roots , but it could not , for it was rock and not earth underneath ; the heat of the sun , sent back from the rock , made the corn start up and ...
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Page 19 - But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Page 68 - And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Page 24 - And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Page 19 - And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
Page 78 - And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants. Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 34 - And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage : and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Page 62 - He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Page 33 - But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage : and the door was shut.
Page 56 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Page 20 - For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.