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Matthew 13:25

Spiritual warfare

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

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BSB
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
KJV
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
WEB
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
ASV
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
DARBY
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
BLB
And while the men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds in the midst of the wheat, and went away.
ÅB
Men mens alle sov, kom fienden hans og sådde ugress blant hveten. Så gikk han bort derfra.
OTB
Men mens alle sov, kom hans fiende og sådde ugress blant hveten, og gikk bort.
B1930
men mens folkene sov, kom hans fiende og sådde ugress blandt hveten, og gikk så bort.

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • Acts 20:30–31

    Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

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  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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  • Matthew 13:39

    The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

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  • Hebrews 12:15

    Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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  • Revelation 12:9

    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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  • Matthew 25:5

    While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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  • Isaiah 56:9–10

    All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

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