Matthew 13:24-30

²⁴Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left. ²⁶And when the wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also became evident. ²⁷And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ ²⁸And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ ²⁹But he *said, ‘No; while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. ³⁰Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”