Matthew 13:25
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
ἐχθρός
Enemy, adversary, hostile. Echthros. Love your enemies. The command to love enemies is the most radical ethical demand in history. Only the grace of God makes it possible.
μέσος
midst
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μέσος
Middle, in the midst, among. Mesos. Where two or three gather in My name there I am in their midst. The promise of presence in gathered worship is permanent.
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καθεύδω
to sleep
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καθεύδω
to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively)
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σῖτος
wheat
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σῖτος
grain, especially wheat
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ζιζάνιον
weeds
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ζιζάνιον
darnel or false grain
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