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“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
Parable of the Kingdoms
In the parable of the weeds and wheat, an “enemy” comes when everyone is sleeping and sows “weeds.” For the disciples, the enemy could be opponents of Jesus who, threatened by the good seed he sows, attempt to spoil his harvest. For the ruling class, the enemy might be Jesus himself, plundering the “strong man’s house”. The strange practice of allowing the wheat and weeds to grow up together is understood as a symbol of God’s patience.
