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Matthew 13:25
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
Matthew 13:25 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
23 `And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
24 Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
25 and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
27 `And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
28 And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, that having gone away we may gather it up?
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