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Matthew 13:36

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34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
KJV
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
WEB
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”
ASV
Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
DARBY
Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
BLB
Then, having dismissed the crowds, He went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
ÅB
Deretter lot han folket dra avsted, og gikk inn i huset. Og disiplene hans kom til ham og sa: «Tyd lignelsen om ugresset i åkeren for oss!»
OTB
Så forlot han folkemengdene og gikk inn i huset. Hans disipler kom til ham og sa: «Forklar oss lignelsen om ugresset i åkeren.»
B1930
Derefter lot han folket fare og gikk inn i huset. Og hans disipler gikk til ham og sa: Tyd oss lignelsen om ugresset i akeren!

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  • Matthew 13:11

    He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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  • John 16:17–20

    Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

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  • Matthew 13:1

    The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

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  • Mark 8:9

    And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

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  • Mark 6:45

    And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

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  • Mark 7:17

    And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

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  • Matthew 9:28

    And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

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  • Matthew 15:15–16

    Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

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