KJV King James Version
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 13:25
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
WEB World English Bible
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
ASV American Standard Version
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
Surrounding context — Matthew 13
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδὲG1161 · dethenτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαθεύδεινG2518 · katheudōto sleepτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουςG444 · anthrōposa humanἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐχθρὸςG2190 · echthrosenemyκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπέσπειρενG6037 · epispeirōto sow aboveζιζάνιαG2215 · zizanionweedἀνὰG303 · anaeachμέσονG3319 · mesosmidstτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoσίτουG4621 · sitosgrainκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπῆλθεν.G565 · aperchomaito go away
Cross-references
1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:Acts 20:30-31Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Matthew 25:5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.2 Timothy 4:3-5For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;Isaiah 56:9-10All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.2 Corinthians 11:13-15For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.Galatians 2:4And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:Revelation 2:20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.Revelation 13:14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
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