¹⁹ When anyone hears ^(A)the ^[a]word of the kingdom and does not understand it, ^(B)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

³⁸ and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are ^(A)the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are ^(B)the sons of ^(C)the evil one;

¹⁵ I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them ^[a]from ^[b](A)the evil one.

^16 [a]in addition to all, taking up the ^(A)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^(B)flaming arrows of ^(C)the evil one.