Matthew 13:24–30 — The parable about the bad wheat

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Mat 13:24–30

13:24 The parable about the bad wheat

24 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told them another parable, saying, “The heavenly kingdom is like a farmer who’s planted good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and spread black-grained ‘wheat’ seeds around his wheat field and left again. 26 Then when the wheat grew and produced grains, the poisonous ‘wheat’ could also be seen. 27 The farmer’s slave came and told him, ‘Master, wasn’t it good wheat seed that you planted? So why is there so much false wheat?’ 28 ‘An enemy must have done this,’ the farmer replied. ‘So should we go and pull out the bad stuff?’ asked the slaves. 29 ‘No,’ said the farmer, ‘because pulling that out might also pull up some of the wheat plants. 30 Let them all grow together, and then at harvest time I can just tell the harvesters to pull the false wheat plants out first and put them in bundles to be incinerated, and then harvest the wheat to go into my barn.’ ”

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24 He _set _before to _them another parable saying:
The kingdom of _the heavens was _likened to_a_man having _sown good seed in the field of _him.

25 But at the time the people to _be _sleeping, the enemy of _him came and sowed darnels among midst of _the wheat and went _away.

26 But when the grass sprouted and produced fruit, then the darnels was _seen also.

27 And the slaves of _the home _owner having _approached said to _him:
Master, you_ not _sowed good seed in the your field?
Therefore from _where it _is _having darnels?

28 And he was _saying to _them:
An_enemy man did this.
And the slaves are _saying to _him:
Therefore are _you _wanting having _gone _away, may _we _gather them?

29 But he is _saying:
No, lest gathering the darnels, you _all _may _uproot the wheat together _with them.

30 Allow both to _be _being _grown _together until the harvest, and in the_time of _the harvest I _will _be _saying to _the harvesters:
Gather first the darnels and bind them into bundles in _order that to _burn _up them, and gather _together the wheat into the barn of _me.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section MAT 13:24

The parable about the bad wheat

Mat 13:24–30