Matthew 13:24

Matthew 13:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Context of Matthew 13:24

22And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: 25but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. 26But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Matthew 13:24 word by word

Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ σπείραντι καλὸν σπέρμα ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• setπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sowedσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed(s)G4690
• fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68

Cross-references for Matthew 13:24

• Matthew 21:33Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
• Judges 14:12And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;
• Isaiah 28:10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
• Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
• Matthew 13:33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
• Matthew 3:2Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
• Matthew 22:2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
• Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
• Mark 4:30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?
• Luke 13:18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
• Matthew 13:19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
• Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
• Colossians 1:5because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
• 1 Peter 1:23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The kingdom of heaven - God's method of managing the affairs of the world, and the concerns of his Church. Is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field - In general, the world may be termed the field of God; and in particular, those who profess to believe in God through Christ are his field or farm; among whom God sows nothing but the pure unadulterated word of his truth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 The kingdom of heaven is likened … - That is, the “gospel resembles.” The kingdom of heaven (see the notes at Matthew 3:2) means here the effect of the gospel by its being preached. The meaning of this parable is plain. The field represents the “world,” in which the gospel is preached. The “good seed,” the truths preached by Christ and his apostles. Matthew 13:25 While men slept, his enemy came … - That is, “in the night,” when it could be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 , 36-43 This parable represents the present and future state of the gospel church; Christ's care of it, the devil's enmity against it, the mixture there is in it of good and bad in this world, and the separation between them in the other world. So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may go his way, they will spring up, and do hurt; whereas, when good seed is sown, it must be tended, watered, and fenced. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-30Matthew 13:36–43 explains this story.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Introduction (Mt 13:1-3). 1. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:24

• Agriculture
• Church
• Gospel
• Influence
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Sermon
• Sin
• Tares

In the dictionaries

• Anon
• Choke
• Church
• Fishing, the art of
• Furnace
• Gather
• Harvest
• Householder
• Root
• Sever

Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings