Matthew 13:26-30

13:26 When ¹  the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. 13:27 So the slaves ²  of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’ 13:28 He said, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So ³  the slaves replied, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them?’ 13:29 But he said, ‘No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them. 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At ⁴  harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then ⁵  gather ⁶  the wheat into my barn.”’”

[13:26]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:27]  ² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[13:28]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the owner’s statement.

[13:30]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[13:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “but.”

[13:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “burned, but gather.”