Matthew 13:25 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
English ASV
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
English Amplified
But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
English EASY 2024
But one night, when everyone was sleeping, a bad person came to the farmer's field. He did not like the farmer. This bad person planted seeds of weeds among the good wheat seeds. Then the bad person went away again.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
That night, while everyone was asleep, the man's enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
English God's Word - GW 1995
But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
English KJV 1611
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
English LSB
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came. The enemy planted weeds among the wheat and then went away.
English NIV
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
English NKJ 1982
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
English NLT
But that night as everyone slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
But when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and ran away.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
but one night as he slept, his enemy came and sowed thistles among the wheat.
English Tyndale 1537
But while men slept, there came his foe, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.