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Matthew 13:25
But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
Matthew 13:25 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Matthew 13:25 in other translations
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
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In context
22 And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless.
23 But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
26 And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
27 And 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?
28 And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
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