34. Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories.
35. So God's promise came true, just as the prophet had said,“I will use storiesto speak my messageand to explain thingsthat have been hiddensince the creationof the world.”
36. After Jesus left the crowd and went inside, his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”
37. Jesus answered:The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man.
38. The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one,
39. and the one who scattered them is the devil. The harvest is the end of time, and angels are the ones who bring in the harvest.
40. Weeds are gathered and burnt. That's how it will be at the end of time.