"But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way."
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All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel{darnel is a weed grass (probably bearded darnel or lolium temulentum) that looks very much like wheat until it is mature, when the difference becomes very apparent.} also among the wheat, and went away.
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,