30 You surely sowed good seed; from whence these tares?
31 The owner said, Some evil one has sown the seed of tares.
32 The servants said, Shall we go out and pull up by the roots the tares and burn them in the fire?
33 The owner said, No, that would not be well. The wheat and tares grow close together in the soil, and while you pull the tares you would destroy the wheat.
34 So we will let them grow together till the harvest time. Then to the reapers I will say,
35 Go forth and gather up the tares and bind them up and burn them in the fire, and gather all the wheat into my barns.
36 When he had spoken thus, he left the boat and went up to the house, and his disciples followed him.
CHAPTER 116.
The Christines are in Philip’s home. Jesus interprets the parable of the wheat and tares. He explains the unfoldment of the kingdom by parables: the good seed; the growth of the tree; the leaven; the hidden treasure. He goes to a mountain to pray.
The Christines were in Philip’s home and Peter said to Jesus, Lord, will you explain to us the meaning of the parables you spoke today? The one about the wheat and tares, especially?