Matthew 13:25
Modern Translations
New International Version
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

New Living Translation
But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.

English Standard Version
but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

Berean Study Bible
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

New American Standard Bible
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

NASB 1995
"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

NASB 1977
“But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

Amplified Bible
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away.

Christian Standard Bible
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

Contemporary English Version
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left.

Good News Translation
One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away.

International Standard Version
While people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

NET Bible
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

New King James Version
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

King James 2000 Bible
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

New Heart English Bible
but while everyone slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

World English Bible
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

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

American Standard Version
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

A Faithful Version
But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Darby Bible Translation
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

English Revised Version
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

Webster's Bible Translation
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But while men slept, there came his enemie, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his waie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But whyle men slept, his enemye came & sowed tares among the wheate, and went his way.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But whyle me slepte, there came an enemye, and sowed tares amonge ye wheate, & wente his waye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amoge ye wheate and wet his waye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

Berean Literal Bible
And while the men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

Young's Literal Translation
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

Smith's Literal Translation
And in men's sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And while the men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds resembling wheat in the midst of the wheat and went away.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and he left.

Lamsa Bible
And when the men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Godbey New Testament
And while the men slept, an enemy came, and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and departed.

Haweis New Testament
and while the men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and departed.

Mace New Testament
but while the people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Weymouth New Testament
but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.

Worrell New Testament
and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

Worsley New Testament
but while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
















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