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Authors: Tyndale
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 Another parable put he [Jesus] forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
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but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
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But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
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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?
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He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
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But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
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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.
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:
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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.
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.
34
 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35
 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36
 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37
 He answered and said unto them,
He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
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the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked
one;
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the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
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As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
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The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
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and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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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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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
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who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm
of David, the servant of the L
ORD
, who spake unto the L
ORD
the words of this song in the day
that
the L
ORD
delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
1
 I will love thee, O L
ORD
, my strength.
2
 The L
ORD
is
my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,
and
my high tower.
3
 I will call upon the L
ORD
,
who is worthy
to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4
 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5
 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6
 In my distress I called upon the L
ORD
, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him,
even
into his ears.
7
 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8
 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9
 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness
was
under his feet.
10
 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11
 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him
were
dark waters
and
thick clouds of the skies.
12
 At the brightness
that was
before him his thick clouds passed, hail
stones
and coals of fire.
13
 The L
ORD
also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail
stones
and coals of fire.
14
 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15
 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O L
ORD
, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
1
 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2
 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3
 For I was my father's son, tender and only
beloved
in the sight of my mother.
4
 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5
 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget
it
not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6
 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
18
 And Joseph said unto them [his brothers] the third day, This do, and live;
for
I fear God:
19
 if ye
be
true
men,
let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20
 but bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21
 And they said one to another, We
are
verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22
 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23
 And they knew not that Joseph understood
them;
for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24
 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25
 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
26
 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
27
 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it
was
in his sack's mouth.
28
 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo,
it is
even in my sack: and their heart failed
them,
and they were afraid, saying one to another, What
is
this
that
God hath done unto us?
29
 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30
 The man,
who is
the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31
 And we said unto him, We
are
true
men;
we are no spies:
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 we
be
twelve brethren, sons of our father; one
is
not, and the youngest
is
this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33
 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye
are
true
men;
leave one of your brethren
here
with me, and take
food for
the famine of your households, and be gone:
34
 and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye
are
no spies, but
that
ye
are
true
men: so
will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
35
 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money
was
in his sack: and when
both
they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36
 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved
of my children:
Joseph
is
not, and Simeon
is
not, and ye will take Benjamin
away:
all these things are against me.
37
 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38
 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
43:
1
 And the famine
was
sore in the land.
2
 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3
 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother
be
with you.
4
 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5
 but if thou wilt not send
him,
we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother
be
with you.
6
 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye
so
ill with me,
as
to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7
 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying,
Is
your father yet alive? have ye
another
brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
8
 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou,
and
also our little ones.
9
 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10
 for except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11
 And their father Israel said unto them, If
it must be
so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12
 and take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry
it
again in your hand; peradventure it
was
an oversight:
13
 take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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 and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved
of my children,
I am bereaved.
15
 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16
 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring
these
men home, and slay, and make ready; for
these
men shall dine with me at noon.
17
 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18
 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
19
 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
20
 and said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
21
 and it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold,
every
man's money
was
in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22
 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23
 And he said, Peace
be
to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24
 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave
them
water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25
 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26
 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which
was
in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
27
 And he asked them of
their
welfare, and said,
Is
your father well, the old man of whom ye spake?
Is
he yet alive?
28
 And they answered, Thy servant our father
is
in good health, he
is
yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29
 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said,
Is
this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30
 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought
where
to weep; and he entered into
his
chamber, and wept there.
31
 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32
 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that
is
an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33
 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34
 And he took
and sent
messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.