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Yeshua put before them another parable. "The
Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
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but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and
sowed weeds among the wheat, then went away.
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When the wheat sprouted and formed heads of grain,
the weeds also appeared.
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The owner's servants came to him and said, `Sir
didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come
from?'
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He answered, `An enemy has done this.' The servants
asked him, `Then do you want us to go and pull them up?'
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But he said, `No, because if you pull up the weeds,
you might uproot some of the wheat at the same time.
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Let them both grow together until the harvest; and
at harvesttime I will tell the reapers to collect the weeds first and tie
them in bundles to be burned, but to gather the wheat into my barn.'"
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Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His talmidim approached
him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the
field."
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He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is
the Son of Man;
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the field is the world. As for the good seed, these
are the people who belong to the Kingdom; and the weeds are the people who
belong to the Evil One.
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The enemy who sows them is the Adversary, the
harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Just as the weeds are collected and burned up in the
fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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The Son of Man will send forth his angels, and they
will collect out of his Kingdom all the things that cause people to sin
and all the people who are far from Torah;
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and they will throw them into the fiery furnace,
where people will wail and grind their teeth.
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Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in
the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let him hear!
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