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Matthew 13:25
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KJ21
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
ASV
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
AMP
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.
AMPC
But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
BRG
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
CSB
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
CSBA
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
CEB
While people were sleeping, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and went away.
CJB
but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, then went away.
CEV
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left.
DARBY
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
DLNT
But during the men’s sleeping, his enemy came and re-sowed darnel between the wheat, and went away.
DRA
But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
ERV
That night, while everyone was asleep, the man’s enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left.
EASY
But one night, when everyone was sleeping, a bad person came to the farmer's field. He did not like the farmer. This bad person planted seeds from weeds among the good wheat seeds. Then the bad person went away again.
EHV
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
ESV
but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
ESVUK
but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
EXB
That night, when everyone was asleep, his enemy came and ·planted [sowed] ·weeds [T tares; C a noxious weed that looks like wheat] among the wheat and then left.
GNV
But while men slept, there came his enemy and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
GW
But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away.
GNT
One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
HCSB
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
ICB
That night, when everyone was asleep, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat. Then the enemy went away.
ISV
While people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
PHILLIPS
Then he put another parable before them. “The kingdom of Heaven,” he said, “is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the crop came up and ripened, the weeds appeared as well. Then the owner’s servants came up to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did all these weeds come from? ‘Some blackguard has done this to spite me.’ he replied. ‘Do you want us then to go out and pull them all up?’ said the servants. ‘No,’ he returned, ‘if you pull up the weeds now, you would pull up the wheat with them. Let them both grow together till the harvest. And at harvest-time I shall tell the reapers, ‘Collect all the weeds first and tie them up in bundles ready to burn, but collect the wheat and store it in my barn.’”
JUB
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
KJV
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
AKJV
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
LSB
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
LEB
But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.
TLB
but one night as he slept, his enemy came and sowed thistles among the wheat.
MSG
He told another story. “God’s kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too.
MEV
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
MOUNCE
But while · everyone was sleeping, · his enemy came · and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
NOG
But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away.
NABRE
While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off.
NASB
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
NASB1995
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
NCB
While everyone was asleep, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
NCV
That night, when everyone was asleep, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left.
NET
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.
NIRV
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came. The enemy planted weeds among the wheat and then went away.
NIV
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
NIVUK
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
NKJV
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
NLV
During the night someone who hated him came and planted weed seed with the good seed in his field and went away.
NLT
But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.
NMB
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
NRSVA
but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
NRSVACE
but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
NRSVCE
but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
NRSVUE
but while everybody was asleep an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
NTFE
While the workers were asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds in among the wheat, and went away.
OJB
But while men slept, his oyev (enemy) came and oversowed weeds in between the wheat and went away.
RGT
“But while the man slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went his way.
RSV
but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
RSVCE
but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
TLV
But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
VOICE
While the farmer’s workers were sleeping, his enemy crept into the field and sowed weeds among all the wheat seeds. Then he snuck away again.
WEB
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
WE
While people were sleeping, a bad man came and sowed weeds among the good seed. Then he went away.
WYC
And when men slept, his enemy came, and sowed above tares in the middle of [the] wheat, and went away.
YLT
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
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