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In the parable of the wheat and tares, who are the tares? (Matthew 13:24-30;36-43)

Answered by . August 15, 2011 - 7:31 pm

Jesus describes who the “tares” (‘weeds’, ESV) are in Matthew 13:41. As the weeds in the parable would be gathered together and destroyed at harvest time, so, at Jesus’ return, ‘all causes of sin and all law-breakers’ will be destroyed: the weeds represent ‘all causes of sin and all law-breakers’. In contrast, the wheat represents […]