Matthew 13:25

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“But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.”

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BSBPD

“But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 13:25 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 3:20So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
  2. Isaiah 56:9Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
  3. Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  4. Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
  5. Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
  6. 2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
  7. Galatians 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
  8. 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
  9. Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  10. 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  11. 2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
  12. Revelation 2:20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  13. Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  14. Revelation 13:14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

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