but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
Matthew 13:27 - The Text-Critical English New Testament So the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did yoʋ not sow good seed in yoʋr field? How then does it have tares?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it? American Standard Version (1901) And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? Common English Bible “The servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Master, didn’t you plant good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’ Catholic Public Domain Version So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: 'Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle? |
but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
When the plants sprouted and produced grain, the tares also appeared.
He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Do yoʋ want us to go and gather them up?’
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them.
If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.