36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, »Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.«
37 He answered, »He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
38 the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 Therefore as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil,
42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.