“But while men slept, his enemy came & sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- King James Version
"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
- Basic English Bible
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
- Darby Bible
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.
- Webster's Bible
but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.
- Weymouth Bible
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
- World English Bible
And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei.
- Wycliffe Bible
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 13:25
13:25 But while men slept - They ought to have watched: the Lord of the field sleepeth not. His enemy came and sowed darnel - This is very like wheat, and commonly grows among wheat rather than among other grain: but tares or vetches are of the pulse kind, and bear no resemblance to wheat.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 13:25
Mt 13:25 But while men slept. During sleep is the time of the tare-sowing. His enemy came and sowed. It is by no means uncommon for the malice in the East to show itself in this way. A wicked person may do great injury with little chance of detection. Tares. The tare or darnel is, like our chess or cheat, a kind of bastard wheat, looking like wheat.