But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. |
“But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. |
“But he said, ‘No; lest while you are gathering up the tares, you may root up the wheat with them. |
“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. |
But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the [true] wheat along with it. |
But he said, No, lest when you are gathering up the bastard wheat, you uproot at the same time with it the wheat. |
‘No,’ he returned, ‘if you pull up the weeds now, you would pull up the wheat with them. |
And he said, ‘No, never, for while you are gathering the wild wheat plants you might root up the good ones with them. |
But 1161 he 3588 said, 5346 Nay; 3756 lest 3379 while ye gather up 4816 the 3588 tares, 2215 ye root up 1610 also the 3588 wheat 4621 with 260 them. 846 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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