Thematic Bible: Similitudes
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
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He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
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Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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The kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage for his son.
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Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which when a man has found it, he hides it, and for the joy of it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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He put out another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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He put out another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
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Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered some of every kind;
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And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
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And He said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 2 a living body
And you are the body of Christ, and members in part.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 7 a temple
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the corner-stone
Now therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
Similitudes » The church compared to » Building
For of God we are fellow-workers, a field of God, and you are a building of God.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the head
and not holding the Head, from whom all the body, having been supplied through the joints and bands, and having been joined together, will grow with the growth of God.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 4 a bride
And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the builder
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the high priest
For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 5 a casket of jewels
And they shall be Mine, says Jehovah of Hosts, for the day that I will make up My treasure. And I will pity them as a man has pity on his son who serves him.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the shepherd
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 3 a flock
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the bridegroom
He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Then my joy is fulfilled.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 6 branches of the vine
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every one that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit.
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