34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:

‘I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.’[a]

The parable of the weeds explained

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2