Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went his way.

New American Standard Bible

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

International Standard Version

While people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

A Conservative Version

But while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst the wheat, and went away.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.

An Understandable Version

but while his workers were asleep his enemy came and scattered weed seeds throughout his wheat field and then left.

Anderson New Testament

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Bible in Basic English

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

Common New Testament

but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

Daniel Mace New Testament

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

Darby Translation

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

Godbey New Testament

And while the men slept, an enemy came, and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and departed.

Goodspeed New Testament

but while people were asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

John Wesley New Testament

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amidst the wheat, and went away.

Julia Smith Translation

And in men's sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But while men slept, there came his foe, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Moffatt New Testament

but while men slept his enemy came and resowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.

Montgomery New Testament

"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.

NET Bible

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

New Heart English Bible

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

Noyes New Testament

But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat; and went away.

Sawyer New Testament

and while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed poisonous darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

The Emphasized Bible

and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came, and sowed over darnel, in among the wheat, - and away he went.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and while the men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and departed.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But, while every one was asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.

Webster

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.

Weymouth New Testament

but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.

Williams New Testament

But while the world was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed wild wheat seed in the midst of the good seed, and went away.

World English Bible

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

Worrell New Testament

and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

Worsley New Testament

but while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Youngs Literal Translation

and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

καθεύδω 
Katheudo 
Usage: 11

his

Usage: 0

ἐχθρός 
Echthros 
Usage: 18

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

σπείρω 
Speiro 
Usage: 15

ζιζάνιον 
Zizanion 
Usage: 1

μέσος 
mesos 
Usage: 48

the wheat
σῖτος 
Sitos 
Usage: 7

References

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Weeds Among The Wheat

24 He put out another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the blade had sprung up and had produced fruit, then the darnel also appeared.

Cross References

Isaiah 56:9-10

All beasts of the field, come to devour, all beasts in the forest.

Matthew 13:39

The enemy who sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Matthew 25:5

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Acts 20:30-31

Also men shall arise from your own selves, speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples away after them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:4

But because of those false brothers stealing in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus; they desiring to enslave us;

2 Timothy 4:3-5

For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but they will heap up teachers to themselves according to their own lusts, tickling the ear.

Hebrews 12:15

looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled,

1 Peter 5:8

Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour;

2 Peter 2:1

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Revelation 2:20

But I have a few things against you because you allow that woman Jezebel to teach, she saying herself to be a prophetess, and to cause My servants to go astray, and to commit fornication, and to eat idol-sacrifices.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, the old serpent called Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 13:14

And it deceives those dwelling on the earth, because of the miracles which were given to it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the wound by a sword and lived.

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