So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did not you sow good seed in your field? from where then has it tares?
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Will you then that we go and gather them up?
For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
Now I beseech you, brothers, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he works the work of the Lord, as I also do.
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that you receive not the grace of God in vain.
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.