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... these " great multitudes were gathered together , He spake unto them by parables . " His parables were like a sieve to sift those mul- titudes , and separate the wheat from the chaff , 4 66 DROPS FROM THE DEEP WELL . "
... these " great multitudes were gathered together , He spake unto them by parables . " His parables were like a sieve to sift those mul- titudes , and separate the wheat from the chaff , 4 66 DROPS FROM THE DEEP WELL . "
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... unto a merchant- man seeking goodly pearls who , when he had found one pearl of great price , went and sold all that he had , and bought it . ALL men are seeking happiness . It is as natural to man to seek after it , as for a bee to ...
... unto a merchant- man seeking goodly pearls who , when he had found one pearl of great price , went and sold all that he had , and bought it . ALL men are seeking happiness . It is as natural to man to seek after it , as for a bee to ...
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... unto wisdom , and apply our heart unto understanding , yea , if we cry after knowledge , and lift up our voice for understanding ; if we seek her as silver , and search for her as hidden trea- sures , THEN shall we understand the fear ...
... unto wisdom , and apply our heart unto understanding , yea , if we cry after knowledge , and lift up our voice for understanding ; if we seek her as silver , and search for her as hidden trea- sures , THEN shall we understand the fear ...
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... unto you . " Yes , and you shall carry your pearl with you , wherever you go ; it is " durable riches , ” — it will last , —it is portable wealth for you " shall carry it away with you when you die . " It is riches in a small compass ...
... unto you . " Yes , and you shall carry your pearl with you , wherever you go ; it is " durable riches , ” — it will last , —it is portable wealth for you " shall carry it away with you when you die . " It is riches in a small compass ...
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... unto him , to whom he had given the money , that he might know how much every man had gained by trading . Then came the first , saying , Lord , thy pound hath gained ten pounds . And he said unto him , Well , thou good servant : because ...
... unto him , to whom he had given the money , that he might know how much every man had gained by trading . Then came the first , saying , Lord , thy pound hath gained ten pounds . And he said unto him , Well , thou good servant : because ...
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Drops from the Deep Well, a Simple Explanation of Some of the Parables William Weldon Champneys No preview available - 2016 |
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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.