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1 På hin dag gik Jesus ud af Huset og satte sig ved Søen.

2 Og store Skarer samlede sig om ham, så han gik om Bord i et Skib og satte sig; og hele Skaren stod på Strandbredden.

3 Og han talte meget til dem i Lignelser og sagde: "Se, en Sædemand gik ud at så.

4 Og idet han såede, faldt noget ved Vejen; og Fuglene kom og åde det op.

5 Og noget faldt Stengrund, hvor det ikke havde megen Jord; og det voksede straks op, fordi det ikke havde dyb Jord.

6 Men da Solen kom op, blev det svedet af, og fordi det ikke havde od, visnede det.

7 Og noget faldt iblandt Torne; og Tornene voksede op og kvalte det.

8 Og noget faldt i god Jord og bar Frugt, noget hundrede, noget tresindstyve, noget tredive Fold.

9 Den, som har Øren, han høre!"

10 Og Disciplene gik hen og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor taler du til dem i Lignelser?"

11 Men han svarede og sagde til dem: "Fordi det er eder givet at kende Himmeriges iges Hemmeligheder; men dem er det ikke givet.

12 Thi den, som har, ham skal der gives, og han skal få Overflod; men den, som ikke har, fra ham skal endog det tages, som han har.

13 Derfor taler jeg til dem i Lignelser, fordi de skønt seende dog ikke se, og hørende dog ikke høre og forstå ikke heller.

14 Og på dem opfyldes Esajas's Profeti, som siger: Med eders Øren skulle I høre og dog ikke forstå og se med eders Øjne og dog ikke se.

15 Thi dette Folks Hjerte er blevet sløvet, og med Ørene høre de tungt, og deres Øjne have de tillukket, for at de ikke skulle se med Øjnene og høre med Ørene og forstå med Hjertet og omvende sig, på jeg kunde helbrede dem.

16 Men salige ere eders Øjne, fordi de se, og eders Øren, fordi de høre.

17 Thi sandelig, siger jeg eder, mange Profeter og retfærdige attråede at se, hvad I se, og så det ikke; og at høre, hvad I høre, og hørte det ikke.

18 Så hører nu I Lignelsen om Sædemanden!

19 Når nogen hører igets Ord og ikke forstår det, da kommer den Onde og river det bort, som er sået i hans Hjerte; denne er det, som blev sået ved Vejen.

20 Men det, som blev sået Stengrund, er den, som hører Ordet og straks modtager det med Glæde.

21 Men han har ikke od i sig og holder kun ud til en Tid; men når der kommer Trængsel eller Forfølgelse for Ordets Skyld, forarges han straks.

22 Men det, som blev sået iblandt Torne, er den, som hører Ordet, og Verdens Bekymring og igdommens Forførelse kvæler Ordet, og det bliver uden Frugt.

23 Men det, som blev sået i god Jord, er den, som hører Ordet og forstår det, og som så bærer Frugt, en hundrede, en tresindstyve, en tredive Fold."

24 En anden Lignelse fremsatte han for dem og sagde: "Himmeriges ige lignes ved et Menneske, som såede god Sæd i sin Mark.

25 Men medens Folkene sov, kom hans Fjende og såede Ugræs iblandt Hveden og gik bort.

26 Men da Sæden spirede frem og bar Frugt, da kom også Ugræsset til Syne.

27 Og Husbondens Tjenere kom til ham og sagde: Herre, såede du ikke god Sæd i din Mark? Hvor har den da fået Ugræsset fra?

28 Men han sagde til dem: Det har et fjendsk Menneske gjort. Da sige Tjenerne til ham: Vil du da, at vi skulle gå hen og sanke det sammen?

29 Men han siger: Nej, for at I ikke, når I sanke Ugræsset sammen, skulle rykke Hveden op tillige med det.

30 Lader dem begge vokse tilsammen indtil Høsten; og i Høstens Tid vil jeg sige til Høstfolkene: Sanker først Ugræsset sammen og binder det i Knipper for at brænde det, men samler Hveden i min Lade!"

31 En anden Lignelse fremsatte han for dem og sagde: "Himmeriges ige ligner et Sennepskorn, som en Mand tog og såede i sin Mark.

32 Dette er vel mindre end alt andet Frø; men når det er vokset op, er det støre end Urterne og bliver et Træ, så at Himmelens Fugle komme og bygge ede i dets Grene."

33 En anden Lignelse talte han til dem: "Himmeriges ige ligner en Surdejg, som en Kvinde tog og lagde ned i tre Mål Mel, indtil det blev syret alt sammen."

34 Alt dette talte Jesus til Skarerne i Lignelser, og uden Lignelse talte han intet til dem,

35 for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt ved Profeten, der siger: "Jeg vil oplade min Mund i Lignelser; jeg vil udsige det, som har været skjult fra Verdens Grundlæggelse."

36 Da forlod han Skarerne og gik ind i Huset; og hans Disciple kom til ham og sagde: "Forklar os Lignelsen om Ugræsset på Marken!"

37 Men han svarede og sagde: "Den, som sår den gode Sæd, er Menneskesønnen,

38 og Marken er Verden, og den gode Sæd er igets Børn, men Ugræsset er den Ondes Børn,

39 og Fjenden, som såede det, er Djævelen; og Høsten er Verdens Ende; og Høstfolkene ere Engle.

40 Ligesom nu Ugræsset sankes sammen og opbrændes med Ild, således skal det ske ved Verdens Ende.

41 Menneskesønnen skal udsende sine Engle, og de skulle sanke ud af hans ige alle Forargelserne og dem, som gøre Uret;

42 og de skulle kaste dem i Ildovnen; der skal være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.

43 Da skulle de retfærdige skinne som Solen i deres Faders ige. Den. som har Øren, han høre!

44 Himmeriges ige ligner en Skat. som er skjult i en Mark, og en Mand fandt og skjulte den, og af Glæde over den går han hen og sælger alt, hvad han har, og køber den Mark.

45 Atter ligner Himmeriges ige en Købmand, som søgte efter skønne Perler;

46 og da han fandt een meget kostbar Perle, gik han hen og solgte alt, hvad han havde, og købte den.

47 Atter ligner Himmeriges ige et Vod, som blev kastet i Havet og samlede Fisk af alle Slags.

48 Og da det var blevet fuldt, drog man det op Strandbredden og satte sig og sankede de gode sammen i Kar, men kastede de rådne ud.

49 Således skal det gå til ved Verdens Ende. Englene skulle gå ud og skille de onde fra de retfærdige

50 og kaste dem i Ildovnen; der skal være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.

51 Have I forstået alt dette?" De sige til ham: "Ja."

52 Men han sagde til dem: "Derfor er hver skriftklog, som er oplært for Himmeriges ige, ligesom en Husbond, der tager nyt og gammelt frem af sit Forråd."

53 Og det skete, da Jesus havde fuldendt disse Lignelser, drog han bort derfra.

54 Og han kom til sin Fædrene by og lærte dem i deres Synagoge, så at de bleve slagne af Forundring og sagde: "Hvorfra har han denne Visdom og de kraftige Gerninger?

55 Er denne ikke Tømmermandens Søn? Hedder ikke hans Moder Maria og hans Brødre Jakob og Josef og Simon og Judas?

56 Og hans Søstre, ere de ikke alle hos os? Hvorfra har han alt dette?"

57 Og de forargedes på ham. Men Jesus sagde til dem: "En Profet er ikke foragtet uden i sit eget Fædreland og i sit Hus,"

58 Og han gjorde ikke mange kraftige Gerninger der for deres Vantros Skyld.

   


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9807. 'And his sons' means Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good. This is clear from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 2803, 2813, 3373, 3704, at this point Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, since they were Aaron's sons and Aaron as the high priest represented the Lord in respect of Divine Good, as shown immediately above. Truths are meant by 'sons' because everything in the internal sense of the Word is spiritual, and 'sons' in the spiritual sense are those who are born anew from the Lord, thus are in possession of truths springing from good, so that in the abstract sense - when the persons are not envisaged - 'sons' are the actual truths which spring from good. These truths therefore are what should be understood in the Word by 'the sons of God', 'the king's sons', and 'the sons of the kingdom'. They are also the sons of new birth or regeneration. Furthermore the truths and forms of good present with the person who has been regenerated or born anew from the Lord are exactly like families in wide and long lines of descent from the one same father. There are those which resemble sons and daughters, those which resemble grandsons and granddaughters, those which resemble sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, and so relationships belonging to many degrees, thus to many kinds. Truths and forms of good arranged like this are what sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, in short, relatives belonging to different degrees and therefore different kinds, denote in the spiritual sense. I have been shown by actual experience that spiritual generations follow one another in that kind of order. And at the same time I have been told that this being so the truths and forms of good with a person who has been regenerated follow in that kind of order, since the angelic communities in heaven are arranged in that way and the truths and forms of good present with a person correspond to those communities. Therefore also the person whose truths and forms of good possess that kind of correspondence is heaven in the smallest form it takes, 9279.

[2] Anyone who knows that truths are meant by 'sons' and forms of good by 'daughters' can see many arcana in the Word, especially the prophetical part, which would otherwise lie hidden from view. For example he can see what is meant specifically by the Son of Man, which the Lord often calls Himself in the Word, namely Divine Truth emanating from His Divine Human, as is clear from the places where that title appears. Let these be quoted, in order that at the same time it may be established that 'the Son' means truth, as in John,

The crowd said to Jesus, Why do you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? Jesus answered them, The light is with you for a brief while longer. Walk, as long as you have the light, lest the darkness overtakes you. As long as you have the light believe in the light, that you may be sons of the light. John 12:34-36.

From these words it is evident that 'the Son of Man' has the same meaning as 'the light'; for when the crowd asked, 'Who is this Son of Man?' the Lord answered that He was 'the light' in which they should believe. 'The light' means Divine Truth, see the places referred to in 9548, 9684, and so therefore does 'the Son of Man'.

[3] In Luke,

Blessed are you when people will hate you on account of the Son of Man. Luke 6:22.

'On account of the Son of Man' is on account of Divine Truth, which emanates from the Lord. Divine Truth constitutes the all of faith in and love to the Lord; and 'being hated' on account of these is blessedness. In the same gospel,

The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see. Then they will say to you, Behold here! or Behold there! Do not go away or go in search. Luke 17:22-23.

'Desiring to see one of the days of the Son of Man' means desiring to see one of the states of truth that is authentically God's. The subject here is the end of the Church, when no faith exists any longer because there is no charity, at which time every truth that is genuinely God's is going to perish. And since God's truth is meant by 'the Son of Man' it says, 'Then they will say, Behold here! or Behold there! Do not go in search', which may be said of God's truth emanating from the Lord, but not of the Lord Himself.

[4] In the same gospel,

When the Son of Man comes will He find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8.

That is, when God's truth is revealed from heaven there will be no belief in it. Here also 'the Son of Man' is the Lord in respect of God's truth, or God's truth emanating from the Lord, the Lord's coming being the revelation of God's truth at the end of the Church.

[5] In Matthew,

As the lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then the sign will appear, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory. Matthew 24:27, 30.

'The coming of the Son of Man' stands for the revelation of God's truth at the close of the age, that is, at the end of the Church. 'All the tribes of the earth' who will mourn then are all the truths and forms of the good of faith and love in their entirety that are derived from the Lord and so are offered to the Lord. 'The clouds of heaven' in which He is going to come are the literal sense of the Word, 'power and glory' being the internal sense, the subject of which at its inmost level is the Lord alone. For further explanation of these matters, see 4060.

[6] Something similar occurs elsewhere in the same gospel,

I say to you, Hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Matthew 26:64.

And in Luke,

Hereafter the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Luke 22:69.

'The Son of Man' stands for Divine Truth emanating from the Lord. 'Sitting at the right hand of power' stands for the reality that in Him there is almighty power; for Divine Good exercises its almighty power through Divine Truth. The declaration that 'hereafter they would see this' means that Divine Truth would be in its almighty power, when the Lord in the world had overcome the hells and restored to order everything there and in the heavens, as a result of which those who received Him in faith and love could be saved, see 9715.

'Sitting at the right hand' means almighty power, see 3387, 4592, 4933 (end), 7518, 8281, 9133.

All the power good possesses is exercised through truth, 6344, 6423, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643.

Actual Divine power consists in Divine Truth, 6948.

'The clouds' in which the Son of Man, that is, Divine Truth, will come are the Word in the letter, Preface to Genesis 18, and 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343, 6752, 8443, 8781; and 'the glory' is Divine Truth itself as it exists in the internal sense of the Word, Preface to Genesis 18, and 4809, 5922, 8267, 9429.

[7] All this now makes clear what the following words in the Book of Revelation mean,

I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one was sitting, like the Son of Man, having on His head a crown of gold. Revelation 14:14.

And in Daniel,

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of the heavens One like the Son of Man came. Daniel 7:13.

In John,

The Father has given Him [authority] to execute judgement also, because He is the Son of Man. John 5:27.

The basis on which all judgement is executed is truth, and this explains why it says that [authority] to execute judgement has been given to the Lord because He is the Son of Man. 'The Son of Man', as has been stated, is Divine Truth; 'the Father' from whom that Truth springs is Divine Good, 2803, 3704, 7499, 8328, 8897. The fact that 'executing judgement' rests with Divine Truth explains why it says that when the Son of Man comes He will sit on the throne of His glory, Matthew 19:28; 25:31, and that the Son of Man will repay everyone according to his deeds, Matthew 16:27.

[8] In Matthew,

He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the seed are the sons of the kingdom, the tares are the sons of the evil one. Matthew 13:37-38.

'The good seed' is God's truth, therefore it says that 'the Son of Man' sows it. 'The sons of the kingdom' are God's truths in heaven and in the Church. For 'son' means truth, 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, and in the contrary sense falsity, which is also meant by 'son of the evil one'; and 'the kingdom' means heaven, and also the Church.

[9] In John,

No one has gone up into heaven except Him who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in the heavens. John 3:13.

From these words it is evident that 'the Son of Man' means Divine Truth present in the heavens. This Truth comes down from there and then goes up, for no one can go up into heaven unless Divine Truth has come down into Him from heaven; the flow starts from God, not from the opposite direction. And since the Lord is that Truth He calls Himself 'the Son of Man who is in the heavens'. In Matthew,

The Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head. Matthew 8:20.

'The Son of Man' stands for Divine Truth; 'having nowhere to lay His head' stands for the fact that at that time there was no place for Him anywhere, that is, with any person.

[10] The declarations that the Son of Man is about to suffer and will be killed, in Matthew 17:12, 22; 20:18; 26:2, 24, 45; Mark 8:31; 9:12, 31; and elsewhere, imply that this was how Divine Truth was treated, and therefore how the Lord was treated since He was Divine Truth itself, as He also says in John, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. John 14:6.

In Jeremiah,

No man (vir) will dwell there, nor will any son of man stay in it. Jeremiah 49:18, 33.

And in the same prophet,

Not a man (vir) will dwell in the cities, nor will any son of man pass through them. Jeremiah 51:43.

Anyone who has no knowledge of the spiritual sense of the Word will suppose that 'the cities' here is used to mean cities, and 'a man' and 'son of man' to mean a man and a son, and that the cities would be made so desolate that no one would be there. But it is the state of the Church so far as the teaching of truth is concerned that is being described. For 'cities' are the doctrinal teachings of the Church, see 402, 2449, 3216, 4492, 4493; 'a man' is the Church's truth itself joined to good, 3134, 7716, 9007, 'son of man' accordingly meaning truth.

[11] Since 'son of man' meant Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, the prophets too through whom it was revealed were called sons of man, as Daniel and Ezekiel were - Daniel 8:17; Ezekiel 2:1, 3, 6, 8; 3:1, 3-4, 10, 17, 25; 4:1, 16; 8:5-6, 8, 12, 15; 12:2-3, 9, 18, 22, 27; and in many other places.

[12] The majority of expressions in the Word have also a contrary sense, and this applies equally to the meaning of the expression son of man, which in that contrary sense is falsity opposed to truth, as in Isaiah,

What are you that you are afraid of man (homo), [who] dies, and of the son of man, [who] is given grass? Isaiah 51:12.

'Grass given to the son of man' is factual knowledge that gives rise to falsity. In David,

Do not put your trust in princes, in the son of man who has no salvation. Psalms 146:3.

'Princes' are primary truths, 2089, 5044, and so in the contrary sense primary falsities, while 'the son of man' is falsity itself.

  
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