Thematic Bible: Similitudes
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
For the Realm of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard;
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He told them another parable. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like dough which a woman took and buried in three pecks of flour, till all of it was leavened."
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Then shall the Realm of heaven be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.
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"The Realm of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a marriage-banquet in honour of his son.
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The Realm of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; the man who finds it hides it and in his delight goes and sells all he possesses and buys that field.
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He put another parable before them. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
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He put another parable before them. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man takes and sows in his field.
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Again, the Realm of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and collected fish of every sort.
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And he said, "It is with the Realm of God as when a man has sown seed on earth;
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So he said, "What is the Reign of God like? to what shall I compare it?
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 2 a living body
Now you are Christ's Body, and severally members of it.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 7 a temple
Do you not know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells within you?
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the corner-stone
Thus you are strangers and foreigners no longer, you share the membership of the saints, you belong to God's own household, you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
Similitudes » The church compared to » Building
We work together in God's service; you are God's field to be planted, God's house to be built.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the head
instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 4 a bride
And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the builder
Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the high priest
for ours is no high priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every respect like ourselves, yet without sinning.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 5 a casket of jewels
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the shepherd
I am the good shepherd; a good shepherd lays down his own life for the sheep.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 3 a flock
Fear not, you little flock, for your Father is delighted to give you the Realm.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the bridegroom
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is heartily glad at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Such is my joy, and it is complete.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 6 branches of the vine
he cuts away any branch on me which is not bearing fruit, and cleans every branch which does bear fruit, to make it bear richer fruit.
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