He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.

and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up,

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

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

And the farmer's slaves came up to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where did the wild wheat plants come from?'

He told them this story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.

the field is the world; the good seed are the members of the kingdom; the wild wheat seed are the followers of the wicked one.

And He answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man;