³⁵ What the prophet of God said long ago, came true. He said, `I will use stories. I will tell things that have been secret since the world was made.'

³⁶ Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. His disciples came to him. They said, `Tell us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field.'

³⁷ Jesus answered, `The person who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.