Matthew 13:24–46

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. ³¹Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; ³²which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches. ³³He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened. ³⁴All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them, ³⁵so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the world’s foundation. ³⁶Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field. ³⁷But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man, ³⁸and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one; ³⁹and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels. ⁴⁰As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age. ⁴¹The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness; ⁴²and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. ⁴³Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

⁴⁴The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field. ⁴⁵Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls; ⁴⁶and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.