It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the “birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.” Matthew 13:32 NABRE Jesus shares a parable where He compares the kingdom of heaven to a…
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Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.” Matthew 13:30 NABRE Jesus shares a parable of weeds growing among the wheat. A man sows…
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But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Matthew 13:23 NABRE Jesus has shared several parables with those listening, including His disciples. Almost one third of Jesus’ teaching comes…
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Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. Mathew 13:1 NABRE Jesus attracts large crowds, in this passage He is squeezed in and has to go out in a boat to be able to speak…
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And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.” Mathew 12:49 NABRE Jesus leads us to a new family, to our true family. While preaching, someone tells Jesus His mother and brothers are outside desiring to speak to Him. Jesus asks, who…
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