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         ==========Parable of the Candle under a bushel.==========
Matthew..Chapter 5
   14  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot
be hid.
   15  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
   16  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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      ==========Parable of the Wise Man building on a rock.==========
Matthew..Chapter 7
   24  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
   25  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
   26  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,
shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the
sand:
   27  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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      ==========Parable of the New Cloth on old garment.==========
Matthew..Chapter 9
   16  No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that
which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is
made worse.
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      ==========Parable of the New Wine in old wineskins.==========
Matthew..Chapter 9
   17  Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break,
and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine
into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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      ==========Parable of the Sower.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
    3  And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow;
    4  And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came
and devoured them up:
    5  Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
    6  And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no
root, they withered away.
    7  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked
them:
    8  But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
    9  Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
   10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables?
   11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
   12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even
that he hath.
   13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not;
and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
   14  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall
see, and shall not perceive:
   15  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand
with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
   16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they
hear.
   17  For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have
desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to
hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
   18  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
   19  When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown
in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
   20  But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
   21  Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended.
   22  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the
word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke
the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
   23  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the
word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth
forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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      ==========Parable of the Tares.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   24  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
   25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat,
and went his way.
   26  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then
appeared the tares also.
   27  So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst
not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
   28  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto
him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
   29  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also
the wheat with them.
   30  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest
I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
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      ==========Parable of the Mustard Seed.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   31  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his
field:
   32  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.
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      ==========Parable of the Leaven.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   33  Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like
unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till
the whole was leavened.
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      ==========Parable of the Hidden Treasure.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   44  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth
and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
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      ==========Parable of the Pearl of great price.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   45  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking
goodly pearls:
   46  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all
that he had, and bought it.
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      ==========Parable of the Net.==========
Matthew..Chapter 13
   47  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into
the sea, and gathered of every kind:
   48  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
   49  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth,
and sever the wicked from among the just,
   50  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
and gnashing of teeth.
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