Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
and while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed poisonous darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Holman Bible
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
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 King James verseion
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went his way.
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.
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,
Themes
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the tares
End of the world » What the end of the world is likened to
Gospel » Compared to » Good seed
Harvest » The day of the lord’s harvest
Jesus Christ » Kingdom of » Its nature
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the tares and other teachings (in galilee)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The tares (darnel)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a man who sowed good seed
Parables » Parables of Christ » Tares
Separation » Who the lord will separate
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Weeds Among The Wheat
24 And he delivered them another parable, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field; 25 and while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed poisonous darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the stalk grew up and bore fruit, then the poisonous darnel appeared.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:39
the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the consummation of the world; and the reapers are angels.
Matthew 25:5
And while the bridegroom delayed, all slumbered and slept;
Acts 20:30-31
and of yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such false apostles, deceitful laborers, transform themselves into apostles of Christ.
Galatians 2:4
but on account of false brothers brought in secretly to act as spies against our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, to bring us into servitude,
2 Timothy 4:3-5
for the time will come when they will not endure sound instruction, but will accumulate for themselves teachers according to their desires, pleasing their ear,
Hebrews 12:15
taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour;
2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there shall also be false teachers among you, who shall bring in by stealth destructive heresies, even denying the master that bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction;
Revelation 2:20
But I have against you that you allow your wife Jezebel, who says she is a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit fornication and eat things offered to idols.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those that dwell on the earth by the miracles which it was given him to perform before the beast, telling those that dwell on the earth to make an image of the beast which had the wound with the sword and lived.