Matthew 13:18–30

¹⁸Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower. ¹⁹From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside. ²⁰But he that is sown on the rocky places—this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, ²¹but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended. ²²And he that is sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. ²³But he that is sown upon the good ground—this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

²⁴Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field; ²⁵but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away. ²⁶But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also. ²⁷And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel? ²⁸And he said to them, A man that is an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it up? ²⁹But he said, No; lest in gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it. ³⁰Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.