At first glance, the Parable of the Unjust Judge appears to be a lesson about persistence. A widow repeatedly approaches a judge seeking justice. He has no fear of God and no concern for people. Yet because she refuses to give up, he eventually grants her request.

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.

The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.