^{26 Ref} But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

^{27 Ref} And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

^{28 Ref} And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

²⁹ But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

^{30 Ref} Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.