Matthew 13:24-30

21st Century King James Version

²⁴ Another parable put He forth before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field;

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

²⁶ But when the blades had sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

²⁷ 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 come the tares?’

²⁸ He said unto them, ‘An enemy hath done this.’ The servants said unto him, ‘Wilt thou then have us go and gather them up?’

²⁹ But he said, ‘Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”