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Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

"So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

"The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

"Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.