Matthew 13:37
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
36 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.”
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
- KJV
- He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
- WEB
- He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
- ASV
- And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
- DARBY
- But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,
- BLB
- And answering, He said, “The One sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;
- ÅB
- Han svarte og sa: «Den som sår det gode såkornet er Menneskesønnen.
- OTB
- Han svarte: «Den som sår det gode frøet er Menneskesønnen,
- B1930
- Han svarte og sa: Den som sår den gode sæd, er Menneskesønnen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 3:5–7
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
Read in contextActs 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:27
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
Read in contextMatthew 13:24
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Read in contextLuke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
Read in contextJohn 20:21
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
Read in contextMatthew 10:40
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
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