A moment in scripture
Matthew 13:27
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So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 13:25
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- Matthew 13:26
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
- Matthew 13:28
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
- Matthew 13:29
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.