Matthew 13:25 - Easy To Read Version

²⁵ That night, all the people were asleep. The man’s enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat. Then the enemy went away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

Common English Bible

²⁵ While people were sleeping, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and went away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

Matthew 13:25 Cross References

1 Kings 3:20

So, during the night, she took my son from my bed while I was asleep. She carried him to her bed. Then she put the dead baby in my bed.

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus used another story to teach them. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that planted good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:26

Later, the wheat grew and heads of grain grew on the wheat plants. But at the same time the weeds also grew.

Matthew 13:27

Then the man’s servants came to him and said, ‘You planted good seed in your field. Where did the weeds come from?’

Matthew 13:29

“The man answered, ‘No, because when you pull up the weeds, you might also pull up the wheat.

Matthew 13:30

Let the weeds and the wheat grow together until the harvest time. At the harvest time I will tell the workers this: First gather the weeds and tie them together to be burned. Then gather the wheat and bring it to my barn.’”

Matthew 13:39

And the enemy that planted the bad seed is the devil. The harvest time is the end of the world. {\cf2\super [187]} And the workers that gather are God’s angels.

Matthew 25:5

The bridegroom was very late. All the girls became tired and began sleeping.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no person fails to get God’s grace (kindness). Be careful that no person becomes like a bitter weed growing among you. A person like that can ruin your whole group.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.

2 Peter 2:1

In the past there were false prophets {\cf2\super [6]} among \{God’s\} people. It is the same now. You will have some false teachers in your group. They will teach things that are wrong—teachings that will make people be lost. And those false teachers will teach in a way that will be hard for you to see that they are wrong. They will even refuse to accept the Master (Jesus) who bought their freedom. And so they will quickly destroy themselves.

Revelation 12:9

The snake was thrown down out of heaven. (The giant snake is that old snake called the devil or Satan. He leads the whole world into the wrong way.) The snake with his angels were thrown to the earth.

Revelation 13:14

This second animal fools the people that live on the earth. He fools them by using the miracles that he has been given the power to do. He does these miracles to serve the first animal. The second animal ordered people to make an idol {\cf2\super [96]} to honor the first animal. This was the animal that was wounded by the sword but did not die.

Revelation 2:20

But I have this against you: You let that woman named Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet. {\cf2\super [22]} But she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to do sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. {\cf2\super [23]}