Then sending away the crowds, he came into the house. The disciples came to him and asked, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”

Jesus answered and said, “The one sowing the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world and the good seed are the ones of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one. The enemy sowing them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age and the reapers are the angels.

“As the weeds are collected and consumed in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of man will send his angels who will remove the weeds out of his kingdom—everything that causes sin and all who do evil—and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be wailing and grinding of teeth.

“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears, hear.”