New King James Version

Matthew 13:34-37 New King James Version (NKJV)

34. All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

35. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:“I will open My mouth in parables;I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

36. Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37. He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.