Matthew 13:37-43

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[37] He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, [38] the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel are the children of the evil one. [39] The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. [40] As therefore the darnel is gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age. [41] The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity, [42] and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth. [43] Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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Nazareth, the Galilean town where Jesus was raised, is not mentioned in this passage. Matthew 13:37–43 instead explains the parable’s imagery: “the field” represents the world, where Christ’s people and the wicked remain together until the final judgment.

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Matthew 13:37-43 mentions Nazareth.

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