Matthew 13:24-30

Modern English Version

The Parable of the Weeds

²⁴ He told them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵ But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. ²⁶ But when the shoots had sprung up and produced fruit, the weeds also appeared.

²⁷ “So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

²⁸ “He said to them, ‘An enemy did this.’

“The servants said to him, ‘Will you then have us go and gather them up?’

²⁹ “But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the weeds, you pull up also the wheat with them. ³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up the weeds first and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’ ”