Matthew 13:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

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  • Matt 13:47 : 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
  • Matt 25:1 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.
  • Luke 13:20 : 20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
  • Matt 22:2 : 2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,
  • Matt 20:1 : 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
  • Matt 13:37 : 37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
  • Matt 13:44-45 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
  • Matt 18:23 : 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
  • Matt 21:33 : 33 Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.
  • Mark 4:26-30 : 26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth, 27 And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how. 28 The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain. 29 But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come. 30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
  • Luke 13:18 : 18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
  • Matt 3:2 : 2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
  • Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
  • Matt 13:31 : 31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
  • Judg 14:12-13 : 12 And Samson said, Now I have a hard question for you: if you are able to give me the answer before the seven days of the feast are over, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing; 13 But if you are not able to give me the answer, then you will have to give me thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing. And they said to him, Put your hard question and let us see what it is.
  • Col 1:5 : 5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
  • 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
  • Isa 28:10 : 10 For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
  • Isa 28:13 : 13 For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,

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  • Matt 13:25-34
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    25 But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

    26 But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

    27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

    28 And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

    29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

    30 Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

    31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

    32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

    33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

    34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • Matt 13:36-39
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    36 Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

    37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

    38 And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

    39 And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

  • Matt 13:22-23
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    22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

    23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

    27 And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

    19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

  • Matt 13:44-45
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    44 The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

    45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.

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    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

  • Luke 13:18-20
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    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

    19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

    20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

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    14 The seed is the word.

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    11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

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    5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

  • Matt 13:47-48
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    47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:

    48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.

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    7 And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

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    14 For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

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    1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

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    30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

    31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

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    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

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    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

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    8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

    9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

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    16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • Matt 21:33
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    33 Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

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    20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

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    15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    1 And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

    2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,