27. Then the man’s servants came to him and said, ‘You planted good seed in your field. Where did the weeds come from?’
28. The man answered, ‘An enemy planted weeds.’ The servants asked, ‘Do you want us to pull up the weeds?’
29. The man answered, ‘No, because when you pull up the weeds, you might also pull up the wheat.
30. Let the weeds and the wheat grow together until the harvest time. At harvest time I will tell the workers this: First gather the weeds and tie them together to be burned. Then gather the wheat and bring it to my barn.’”
31. Then Jesus told another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. A man plants the seed in his field.
32. That seed is the smallest of all seeds. But when it grows, it is one of the largest garden plants. It becomes a tree, big enough for the wild birds to come and make nests in its branches.”
33. Then Jesus told another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour. The yeast makes all the dough rise.”
34. Jesus used stories to tell all these things to the people. He always used stories to teach people.