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... never come separately or alone - the one al- ways brings the other with it . Thus , for example , the sight or smell of some partic- ular flower , brings to our remembrance the persons who happened to be with us when last we saw that ...
... never come separately or alone - the one al- ways brings the other with it . Thus , for example , the sight or smell of some partic- ular flower , brings to our remembrance the persons who happened to be with us when last we saw that ...
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... never see a field being sown , all the rest of their life , without thinking of the different kinds of persons who hear the word of God . Every hard pathway would look to their eyes like the hard heart on which the seed of God's word ...
... never see a field being sown , all the rest of their life , without thinking of the different kinds of persons who hear the word of God . Every hard pathway would look to their eyes like the hard heart on which the seed of God's word ...
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... never have had " the heart of stone " taken away ; —every piece of thorny ground would remind them of those whose hearts are taken up with the cares of the world , and so never " bring fruit to perfection ; " —the thin green " blade ...
... never have had " the heart of stone " taken away ; —every piece of thorny ground would remind them of those whose hearts are taken up with the cares of the world , and so never " bring fruit to perfection ; " —the thin green " blade ...
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... never cast his net into the sea , nor draw his fish on shore , nor sit down on the sandy beach to pick out the good fishes and throw away the worthless ones , without thinking of the great division at the last dreadful day . The ...
... never cast his net into the sea , nor draw his fish on shore , nor sit down on the sandy beach to pick out the good fishes and throw away the worthless ones , without thinking of the great division at the last dreadful day . The ...
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... never learned , " and yet " knew let- ters , " and gave power to others to speak almost like himself . Surely , when the officers who were sent to lay hold on Christ , came back to their masters , and when asked , " why have ye not ...
... never learned , " and yet " knew let- ters , " and gave power to others to speak almost like himself . Surely , when the officers who were sent to lay hold on Christ , came back to their masters , and when asked , " why have ye not ...
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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.