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"the kingdom of heaven is like a
man who sowed good seed in his field; but while he slept, his enemy
came and sowed weeds among the wheat and hastened away. And so when
the young blades sprang up and later were about to bring forth
fruit, there appeared also the weeds. Then the servants of this
householder came and said to him: `Sir, did you not sow good seed in
your field? Whence then come these weeds?' And he replied to his
servants, `An enemy has done this.' The servants then asked their
master, `Would you have us go out and pluck up these weeds?' But he
answered them and said: `No, lest while you are gathering them up,
you uproot the wheat also. Rather let them both grow together until
the time of the harvest, when I will say to the reapers, Gather up
first the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn and then gather up
the wheat to be stored in my barn.'" |
