Matthew 13:25
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
In Context
26When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:20So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Galatians 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:25-44
Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, &c.. 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… Read the whole commentary →