But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
Matthew 13:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘ “No,” he said. “When you pull up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the [true] wheat along with it. American Standard Version (1901) But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Common English Bible “But the landowner said, ‘No, because if you gather the weeds, you’ll pull up the wheat along with them. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: 'No, lest perhaps in gathering the weeds, you might also root out the wheat together with it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it. |
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
‘ “An enemy did this,” he told them. ‘ “So, do you want us to go and pull them up? ” the servants asked him.
Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but collect the wheat in my barn.” ’