Matthew 13:22-24

International Standard Version

²² As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can’t produce a crop. ²³ But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown.”^[a]

The Parable about the Weeds among the Wheat

²⁴ He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom from^[b] heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.