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In a parable Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to the situation where a man sows good wheat after which an enemy sows weeds among the wheat. The man tells his servants to separate the weeds from the wheat at harvest time.
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Matthew 13:24-30
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Jesus presented another parable to them, saying,
“ a The kingdom of heaven 1 may be compared to
a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while his men were sleeping,
his enemy came and sowed 1 tares among the wheat, and went away.
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But when the 1 wheat sprouted and bore grain,
then the tares became evident also.
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The slaves of the landowner came and said to him,
‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? 1 How then does it have tares?’
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And he said to them,
‘An 1 enemy has done this!’
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The slaves * said to him,
‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’
But he * said,
‘No;
for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.
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Allow both to grow together
until the harvest;
and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers,
“First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up;
but a gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
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Matthew 13:24-30
The Tares Among the Wheat
Jesus presented another parable to them, saying,
The Situation
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while his men were sleeping,
his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain,
then the tares became evident also.
First Question: Why?
The slaves of the landowner came and said to him,
‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
And he said to them,
‘An enemy has done this!’
Second Question: What to do?
The slaves said to him,
‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’
But he said,
‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares,
you may uproot the wheat with them.
Allow both to grow together until the harvest;
and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers,
“First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up;
but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
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