Matthew 13:36-43 (Gospel)
- 36
- Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
- 37
- He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
- 38
- The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
- 39
- The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
- 40
- Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
- 41
- The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
- 42
- and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- 43
- Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!