Matthew 13:24–46

²⁴Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.

²⁵But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

²⁶And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.

²⁷And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?

²⁸And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?

²⁹And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.

³⁰Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.

³¹Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

³²Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.

³³Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

³⁴All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them.

³⁵That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

³⁶Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.

³⁷Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.

³⁸And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle are the children of the wicked one.

³⁹And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels.

⁴⁰Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world.

⁴¹The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.

⁴²And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴³Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴⁴The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

⁴⁵Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.

⁴⁶Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.