Matthew 13:29
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
In other versions
But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
ASV
But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.
BBE
But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
DBY
"But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel, you root up the wheat with them.
WEB
`And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,
YLT
But he said, Nay; lest while all of you gather up the tares, all of you root up also the wheat with them.
ENG
But he said, No; lest while ye gather the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
WBT
‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
BSB
In context
27So 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?
28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30Let 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.
31Another 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: