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But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. |
“but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. |
“But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. |
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But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. |
But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way. |
But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and went to sowing bastard wheat over and in the midst of the wheat, and went off. |
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But while his men were asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. |
But while the world was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed wild wheat seed in the midst of the good seed, and went away. |
But 1161 while men 444 slept, 2518 his 846 enemy 2190 came 2064 and 2532 sowed 4687 tares 2215 - 303 among 3319 the 3588 wheat, 4621 and 2532 went his way. 565 |
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