ὁ ἐχθρός, ποὺ τὰ ἔσπειρε, εἶναι ὁ διάβολος, ὁ δὲ θερισμὸς εἶναι τὸ τέλος τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ οἱ θερισταὶ εἶναι οἱ ἄγγελοι.