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The '''Parable of the Weeds''' (also called '''Parable of the Tares''') is a [[parable]] of [[Jesus]] which occurs only one time, in Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43.

The '''Parable of the Weeds''' (also called '''Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds''' or '''Tares''') is a [[parable]] of [[Jesus]] which occurs only one time, in Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43.

The parable consists of two parts.  In the first part (verses 24-30) Jesus tells of a sower who sowed wheat in his field; his enemy came afterwards and sowed weeds (or tares in some older translations).  <ref>The Greek word used for weeds may refer to '''darnel''', a type of ryegrass common to Israel (and actually found worldwide) which in its early stages appears to resemble wheat.</ref>The sower's reapers asked if he wanted them to remove the weeds; the sower replied no out of concern that the wheat may also be destroyed.  Instead, he instructed his reapers to allow both wheat and weeds to grow together, then at the harvest both would be harvested, and then separated (the weeds for burning, the wheat for storage).

The parable consists of two parts.  In the first part (verses 24-30) Jesus tells of a sower who sowed wheat in his field; his enemy came afterwards and sowed weeds (or tares in some older translations).  <ref>The Greek word used for weeds may refer to '''darnel''', a type of ryegrass common to Israel (and actually found worldwide) which in its early stages appears to resemble wheat.</ref>The sower's reapers asked if he wanted them to remove the weeds; the sower replied no out of concern that the wheat may also be destroyed.  Instead, he instructed his reapers to allow both wheat and weeds to grow together, then at the harvest both would be harvested, and then separated (the weeds for burning, the wheat for storage).