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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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? How often we have asked that question! We have seen children trained by the most godly parents, yet they have developed a sad propensity to sin, and we have said, “From whence then have these tares come?” We...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The enemy could not do a worse thing than to adulterate the Church of God. Pretenders outside do little hurt. Inside the fold they do much mischief.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. We are so fallible, we make so many mistakes, that we cannot be trusted to do this uprooting, for we might pull up wheat as well as tares. If...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. There will be an end of this mixture in due time; the hypocrite shall not always stand in the congregation of the righteous; the wheat and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: Commonly known in that country.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: 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. The kingdom of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. 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. All these things spake Jesus unto the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And although leaven is usually the symbol of evil, yet it may be here a fair representation of the kingdom of heaven itself, for it operates mysteriously and secretly, yet powerfully,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 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. Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, Those house-talks, those explanations of the great public sermons and parables — were sweet privileges which he reserved for those who had given their utter confidence to him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Some persons do stumble upon the gospel when they are not looking for it. “I am found of them that sought me not” is a grand free grace text. Some of those who have been most earnest in the kingdom of heaven were at one time most indifferent and careless, but...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: He does not stumble at it: he is seeking pearls.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Bad fish and good fish, end creeping things and broken shells, and bite of seaweed, and pieces of old wreck. Did you ever see such an odd assortment...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. All a mixture. We cannot sort one from the other now, but when the net comes to shore then will be the picking over the heap. No mistakes will be made. The good will go into vessels, and the bad, and none but the bad, will be cast...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Not fire, then, which annihilates, but fire which leaves in pain and causes weeping and gnashing of teeth.