Catholic Public Domain Version
"But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away. "
— Matthew 13:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
“but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. ”
“but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.”
“But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.”
“But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.”
“But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.”
“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
And whoever has received the seed among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the falseness of riches suffocate the word, and he is effectively without fruit.
Yet truly, whoever has received the seed into good soil, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, and so he bears fruit, and he produces: some a hundred fold, and another sixty fold, and another thirty fold.”
He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.
And when the plants had grown, and had produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: ‘Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’
And he said to them, ‘A man who is an enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Is it your will that we should go and gather them up?’