But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.
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TSK · Matthew 13:47
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"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."
Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession,
Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.
For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;
Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
"And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.