Matthew 13:24-30

The Parable of Tares Among Wheat

24 He presented another parable to them, saying, “^aThe kingdom of heaven ¹may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed ¹tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the ¹wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27 The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? ¹How then does it have tares?’ 28 And he said to them, ‘An ¹enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he *said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but ^agather the wheat into my barn.”’”

Matthew 13:36-43

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The Parable of Tares Explained

36 Then He left the crowds and went into ^athe house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “^bExplain to us the parable of the ¹tares of the field.” 37 And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is ^athe Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are ^athe sons of the kingdom; and the tares are ^bthe sons of ^cthe evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is ^athe ¹end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at ^athe ¹end of the age. 41 ^aThe Son of Man ^bwill send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom ¹all ^cstumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and ^awill throw them into the fiery furnace; in that place ^bthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 ^aThen the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. ^bHe who has ears, ¹let him hear.