But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
Matthew 13:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The landowner’s servants came to him and said, “Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from? ” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it? American Standard Version (1901) And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? Common English Bible “The servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Master, didn’t you plant good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’ Catholic Public Domain Version So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: 'Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle? |
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
When the plants sprouted and produced corn, then the weeds also appeared.
‘ “An enemy did this,” he told them. ‘ “So, do you want us to go and pull them up? ” the servants asked him.
‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,
If Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear while with you, because he is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.
Working together with him, we also appeal to you, ‘Don’t receive the grace of God in vain.’
Instead, as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardships, by difficulties,
You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility towards God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.