^{38 Ref} And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

^{39 Ref} And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

^{40 Ref} As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.

^{38 Ref} The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

^{39 Ref} The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

^{40 Ref} As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.