Bible Cross References
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Matthew 3:2
"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
Matthew 13:24
Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:31
Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field.
Matthew 13:33
Jesus told them still another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises."
Matthew 13:44
"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
Matthew 13:45
"Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man is looking for fine pearls,
Matthew 13:47
"Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Some fishermen throw their net out in the lake and catch all kinds of fish.
Matthew 13:52
So he replied, "This means, then, that every teacher of the Law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who takes new and old things out of his storage room."
Matthew 25:1
"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:14
"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.
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Matthew 25:19-30
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"After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
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The servant who had received five thousand coins came in and handed over the other five thousand. 'You gave me five thousand coins, sir,' he said. 'Look! Here are another five thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
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Then the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, 'You gave me two thousand coins, sir. Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
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Then the servant who had received one thousand coins came in and said, 'Sir, I know you are a hard man; you reap harvests where you did not plant, and you gather crops where you did not scatter seed.
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I was afraid, so I went off and hid your money in the ground. Look! Here is what belongs to you.'
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'You bad and lazy servant!' his master said. 'You knew, did you, that I reap harvests where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter seed?
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Well, then, you should have deposited my money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.
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Now, take the money away from him and give it to the one who has ten thousand coins.
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For to every person who has something, even more will be given, and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.
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As for this useless servant---throw him outside in the darkness; there he will cry and gnash his teeth.'
Luke 16:1
Jesus said to his disciples, "There was once a rich man who had a servant who managed his property. The rich man was told that the manager was wasting his master's money,
Luke 16:2
so he called him in and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'
Luke 19:12-27
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So he said, "There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.
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Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, 'See what you can earn with this while I am gone.'
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Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
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"The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned.
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The first one came and said, 'Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.'
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'Well done,' he said; 'you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.'
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The second servant came and said, 'Sir, I have earned five gold coins with the one you gave me.'
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To this one he said, 'You will be in charge of five cities.'
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Another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it hidden in a handkerchief.
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I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what is not yours and reap what you did not plant.'
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He said to him, 'You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not planted.
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Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.'
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Then he said to those who were standing there, 'Take the gold coin away from him and give it to the servant who has ten coins.'
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But they said to him, 'Sir, he already has ten coins!'
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'I tell you,' he replied, 'that to those who have something, even more will be given; but those who have nothing, even the little that they have will be taken away from them.
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Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!' "
Romans 14:12
Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For all of us must appear before Christ, to be judged by him. We will each receive what we deserve, according to everything we have done, good or bad, in our bodily life.
2 Corinthians 5:11
We know what it means to fear the Lord, and so we try to persuade others. God knows us completely, and I hope that in your hearts you know me as well.