Matthew 13:24-30

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The Parable of the Weeds

²⁴He put another parable before them, saying, ^(A)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, ²⁵but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds^[a] among the wheat and went away. ²⁶So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. ²⁷And the servants^[b] of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ ²⁸He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ ²⁹But he said, ^(B)‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. ³⁰Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, ^(C)“Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

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Footnotes

Matthew 13:25 Probably darnel, a wheat-like weed
Matthew 13:27 Or bondservants; also verse 28

Matthew 13:36-43

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The Parable of the Weeds Explained

³⁶Then he left the crowds and went into ^(A)the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^(B)“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” ³⁷He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸The field is the world, and the good seed is ^(C)the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are ^(D)the sons of the evil one, ³⁹and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. ^(E)The harvest is ^(F)the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰Just as the weeds ^(G)are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at ^(H)the end of the age. ⁴¹^(I)The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all ^(J)causes of sin and ^(K)all law-breakers, ⁴²^(L)and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^(M)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³Then ^(N)the righteous will shine like the sun ^(O)in the kingdom of their Father. ^(P)He who has ears, let him hear.

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Matthew 13:47-50

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The Parable of the Net

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is ^(A)like a net that was thrown into the sea and ^(B)gathered fish of every kind. ⁴⁸When it was full, ^(C)men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. ⁴⁹So it will be at ^(D)the end of the age. The angels will come out and ^(E)separate the evil from the righteous ⁵⁰^(F)and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^(G)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.