SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF 麦と殻を分ける (マタイによる福音書 3:12)

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SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF 麦と殻を分ける (マタイによる福音書 3:12)

絵の説明: Wheat

著作権: V.

聖書節

「そして、手に箕を持って、脱穀場を隅々まできれいにし、麦を集めて倉に入れ、殻を消えることのない火で焼き払われる。」マタイ3:12

意味

麦と殻を分けるというのは、高い価値のあるものを低い品質のものから分けることです。

起源と適用

殻は脱穀していると穀類から分けられます。この表現は聖書の中で、邪悪や間違った教理を真理から分けることのたとえとなりました。殻は比喩的に価値のないことがらを意味して使われています。

例

毎年、見本市でサプライヤーを選び、殻から麦を分けられるようにしています。

キーワード

chaff high low separate wheat

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