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

But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?

But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil One;

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world.