"But whilehis menwere sleeping,his enemycameand sowedtaresamongthe wheat,and went away.
"So she arosein the middleof the nightand tookmy sonfrom besideme while your maidservantslept,and laidhim in her bosom,and laidher deadsonin my bosom.
Jesus presentedanotherparableto them, saying,"The kingdomof heavenmay be comparedto a manwho sowedgoodseedin his field.
"But whenthe wheatsproutedand boregrain,thenthe taresbecame evidentalso.
"The slavesof the landownercameand saidto him, 'Sir,did you not sowgoodseedin your field?Howthendoes it havetares?'
"But he said,'No;for while you are gatheringup the tares,you may uprootthe wheatwith them.
Allowbothto grow togetheruntilthe harvest;and in the timeof the harvestI will sayto the reapers,"Firstgatherup the taresand bindthem in bundlesto burnthem up; but gatherthe wheatinto my barn."'"
and the enemywho sowedthem is the devil,and the harvestis the endof the age;and the reapersare angels.
"Nowwhile the bridegroomwas delaying,they allgot drowsyand [began] to sleep.
But [it was] becauseof the false brethrensecretly brought in, who had sneakedin to spyout our libertywhichwe havein ChristJesus,in orderto bring us into bondage.
Seeto it that noonecomes shortof the graceof God;that norootof bitternessspringingup causes trouble,and by it manybe defiled;
Be of sober[spirit], be on the alert.Your adversary,the devil,prowls aroundlikea roaringlion,seekingsomeoneto devour.
But false prophetsalsoaroseamongthe people,justas there will alsobe false teachersamongyou, whowill secretly introducedestructiveheresies,evendenyingthe Masterwho boughtthem, bringingswiftdestructionupon themselves.
And the greatdragonwas throwndown, the serpentof oldwho is calledthe deviland Satan,who deceivesthe wholeworld;he was throwndown to the earth,and his angelswere throwndown with him.
And he deceivesthosewho dwellon the earthbecauseof the signswhichit was givenhim to performin the presenceof the beast,tellingthosewho dwellon the earthto makean imageto the beastwhohadthe woundof the swordand has come to life.
But I have[this] againstyou, that you toleratethe womanJezebel,who callsherselfa prophetess,and she teachesand leadsMy bond-servantsastrayso that they commit [acts of] immoralityand eatthings sacrificed to idols.
