Matthew 13:25 - Plain English Version

²⁵ But there was a bad man that didn’t like that farmer. One night, when everyone was asleep, that bad man went to the farmer’s garden and planted some rubbish plant seeds in it, beside the good seeds. Then that bad man 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.

Matthew 13:25 Cross References

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus told the people another picture story. He said, “This story shows you something about God’s family. A farmer planted some good food seeds in his garden.

Matthew 13:26

The good seeds grew into good plants, but at the same time the rubbish plants started to grow there too. Those rubbish plants look like the good plants when they are young, but when they get big we can’t eat their seeds. They are too cheeky.

Matthew 13:27

So the farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Boss, you planted good food seeds in that ground. How come a lot of rubbish plants are growing there too?’

Matthew 13:29

The farmer said, ‘No, don’t do that. Those plants are all mixed together, so if you pull up the rubbish plants, then you will pull up some of the good food plants with them.

Matthew 13:30

No. Just let them all grow up, the good plants and the rubbish plants together. Later, when the right time comes, I will get some men to get the good seed food. But I will talk to them before they do that job. I will tell them to cut down the rubbish plants first, and take them away, and burn them. After that, they will get all the good seed food and bring it into my shed.’ ” (We have not yet translated 13:31-35. You can read some of those stories and messages in Mark 4:30-32.)

Matthew 13:39

The bad man that planted those rubbish seeds in the garden is like the devil. The time to get all the good seed food is like the time for the end of the world. The workers that cut down the plants are like God’s angel messengers.

Matthew 25:5

That man getting married didn’t come for a long time, so all the young women got tired and went to sleep.

1 Peter 5:8

You have to think clearly and watch out for your enemy, the devil. He is the boss over all the bad spirits, and he is going around looking for people to trick. He is like a wild animal that is going around and looking for somebody to kill and eat.

2 Peter 2:1

In God’s book we read about his people a long time ago. Sometimes some liars started to teach God’s people things that were wrong. They reckoned they were saying God’s words, but they were lying. And the same sort of thing will happen now. There will be people among you that will teach things that are wrong. If you listen to them, you will go wrong, and it will be bad for you. Those people will even turn against Jesus. He is our leader, and he died to save them. And one day soon, God will punish them for that wrong thing they do.