King James Version
Matthew 13:29 in the King James Version says “But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.”
Matthew 13:29 · KJV
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“with”
G260properly, at the "same" time, but freely used as a preposition or adverb denoting close association
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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