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The Parable of the Weeds. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[ a] among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the ...
Apr 28, 2021 · 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not ...
- The Greek ζιζάνια for tares/weeds has often been understood as a reference to darnel (a type of ryegrass, see here ). If so, the meaning is clarifi...
- @HoldToTheRod did an excellent job of explaining the agricultural references being made . I would just point out that the OT background for this pa...
- Parable: Tares Among the Wheat Since the entire narrative is parabolic, we must interpret it as such. My version (NAS) reads: Matthew 13:24-30 : "J...
- I think root systems can be another way to answer to your third question. Farmers sow wheat rather densely--certainly much closer than, e.g., maize...
- In order to understand what was planted by the enemy in Verse 25, we first need to understand what was planted by the man in Verse 24. What was pl...
- Matthew 13:24-30 (New American Standard Bible 1995) 24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven [a]may be compared t...
24 Then Jesus told them another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field. 25 That night, when everyone was asleep, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left. 26 Later, the wheat sprouted and the heads of grain grew, but the weeds also grew. 27 Then the man’s servants came to him and ...
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’ ” He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
24 He put another parable before them, saying, w “ The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds 1 among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants 2 of the master ...
The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’
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Matthew 13:24-30 NIV 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in ...
