Matthew 13:34-38 English Standard Version (ESV)

34. All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.

35. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”

36. Then he left the crowds 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, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

Matthew 13