22. The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.
23. And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as 100, others sixty, and others thirty.”
24. Jesus told them another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man sowed good seed in his field.
25. One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
26. When the plants grew and the ears of corn began to form, then the weeds showed up.