"But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also." — Matthew 13:26

Matthew 13:26 · KJV

“But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.”

— Matthew 13:26

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

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?

Matthew 13 — Context

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

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?

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

Cross References

Mark 4:26-29

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;