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34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He was not speaking to them (A)without a parable 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

(B)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

The Parable of Tares Explained

36 Then He left the crowds and went into (C)the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “(D)Explain to us the parable of the [a]tares of the field.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:36 Or darnel, a weed resembling wheat