Grain must be ground up to make bread. A farmer separates it out. But he doesn’t go on doing it forever. He drives the wheels of a threshing cart over it. But he doesn’t use horses to grind the grain.

做饼的粮食是用磨磨碎，因它不必常打；虽用碌碡和马打散，却不磨它。

谷要打，但不能持续地捣，用车轮和马轧，却不轧碎它。

谷要打，但不能持续地捣，用车轮和马轧，却不轧碎它。

做饼的粮食要磨碎，没有人会不停地在场上碾压粮食。马拉着石磙在场上轧过，也不会把麦子磨碎。

做饼的谷粒怎么要碾碎的呢？从来没有人碾碎它们，虽然他让车轮和马匹辊过谷粒，却不会把他们碾碎。

做饼用的谷粒是要磨碎的，就算人一直不停地脱打谷粒，甚至用碾轮和马压过，也不能磨碎它。

做餅的糧食是用磨磨碎，因它不必常打；雖用碌碡和馬打散，卻不磨它。

穀要打，但不能持續地搗，用車輪和馬軋，卻不軋碎它。

穀要打，但不能持續地搗，用車輪和馬軋，卻不軋碎它。

做餅的糧食要磨碎，沒有人會不停地在場上碾壓糧食。馬拉著石磙在場上軋過，也不會把麥子磨碎。

做餅的穀粒怎麼要碾碎的呢？從來沒有人碾碎它們，雖然他讓車輪和馬匹輥過穀粒，卻不會把他們碾碎。

作餅的穀子是碾碎的；從來沒有人給打碎的：農夫的碌碡雖輥過去，他只是把穀子鋪開罷了，並沒有碾碎它。

做餅用的穀粒是要磨碎的，就算人一直不停地脫打穀粒，甚至用碾輪和馬壓過，也不能磨碎它。

若夫五穀、豈軋而碎之乎、非也、不恆撲之、雖以車輪碾之、馬蹄踐之、亦不之碎、

若夫五穀必先打以𦔖耞、然後碾以車輪、車輪馬蹄、用不可過、過則損穀、

打五穀豈至碎乎、必不常打、惟以車輪碾之、使馬蹏踐之、並不碎其穀、或作五穀雖碾雖打惟不宜屢次祗以車輪碾之使馬蹏踐之並不碾碎其榖

Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain.

Does one crush grain for bread? No, he does not thresh it forever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it.

Grain for bread is easily crushed, so he doesn’t keep on pounding it. He threshes it under the wheels of a cart, but he doesn’t pulverize it.

Bread grain is crushed, but is not threshed endlessly. Though the wheel of the farmer’s cart rumbles, his horses do not crush it.

Grain for bread is crushed, Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever. Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually damage it, He does not thresh it longer.

Bread flour must be ground; Therefore he does not thresh it forever, Break it with his cartwheel, Or crush it with his horsemen.

Bread grain is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.

Bread grain is crushed, but is not threshed endlessly. Though the wheel of the farmer’s cart rumbles, his horses do not crush it.

Bread[ corn] is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break[ it with] the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it[ with] his horsemen.

Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one’s wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.

Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don’t grind it.

“ Simon, Simon! Satan has asked to sift all of you disciples like wheat.But I have prayed for you, Simon. I have prayed that your faith will not fail. When you have turned back, help your brothers to be strong.”

He answered,“ The one who planted the good seed is the Son of Man.The field is the world. The good seed stands for the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.The enemy who plants them is the devil. The harvest is judgment day. And the workers are angels.“ The weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire. That is how it will be on judgment day.The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin. They will also get rid of all who do evil.They will throw them into the blazing furnace. There people will weep and grind their teeth.Then God’s people will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Whoever has ears should listen.

“ I will give an order. I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations. They will be like grain that is shaken through a screen. Not a pebble will fall to the ground.

Here is what is written in the Law of Moses.“ Do not stop an ox from eating while it helps separate the grain from the straw.”( Deuteronomy 25:4) Is it oxen that God is concerned about?Doesn’t he say that for us? Yes, it was written for us. Whoever plows and separates the grain hopes to share the harvest. And it is right for them to hope for this.

What I’m about to tell you is true. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.

My people, you have been crushed like grain on a threshing floor. But now I’m telling you the good news I’ve heard. It comes from the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of Israel.