Matthew 13:25

New Century Version

That night, when everyone was asleep, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:20

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

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus told them another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:26

Later, the wheat sprouted and the heads of grain grew, but 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 harvest time I will tell the workers, “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 who planted the bad seed is the devil. The harvest time is the end of the age, and the workers who gather are God’s angels.

Matthew 25:5

Because the bridegroom was late, they became sleepy and went to sleep.

Galatians 2:4

We talked about this problem because some false believers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to overturn the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no one fails to receive God’s grace and begins to cause trouble among you. A person like that can ruin many of you.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat.

2 Peter 2:1

There used to be false prophets among God’s people, just as you will have some false teachers in your group. They will secretly teach things that are wrong—teachings that will cause people to be lost. They will even refuse to accept the Master, Jesus, who bought their freedom. So they will bring quick ruin on themselves.

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 13:14

It fools those who live on earth by the miracles it has been given the power to do. It does these miracles to serve the first beast. The second beast orders people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the deadly sword but sprang to life again.

Revelation 2:20

“But I have this against you: You let that woman Jezebel spread false teachings. She says she is a prophetess, but by her teaching she leads my people to take part in sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols.