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

22Some seeds fell among thorn bushes. This is like people who hear the message from God. But they have many troubles in their minds. They want to get more money and more things. They think that this will make them happy. So they do not let God's message change them. They are like plants that do not grow well and make new seeds. 23But some seeds fell on good soil. This is like other people who hear the message from God and they understand it. These people are like good plants that grow well. From one seed, some good plants make 100 new seeds. Other good plants make 60 new seeds, and some good plants make 30 new seeds.’ Then Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘This is what the kingdom of heaven is like: A farmer planted some good wheat seeds into his field. 25But one night, when everyone was sleeping, a bad person came to the farmer's field. He did not like the farmer. This bad person planted seeds from weeds among the good wheat seeds. Then the bad person went away again. 26The good seeds grew and the plants began to make new seeds. But when this happened, the weeds also grew.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• put he forthπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• The kingdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• is likened untoὁμοιόωhomoioō · to likenG3666
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• which sowedσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed(s)G4690
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68

Cross-references for Matthew 13:24

• Matthew 21:33Then Jesus said again to the Jewish leaders, ‘Listen to another story that I will tell you. There was a man who had his own farm. He planted vines in a garden to grow grapes there. He built a wall around the garden. He dug a hole in the ground for a winepress to make wine. He also built a tall building to watch over the garden. The man then found some farmers to work in the garden for him. Then he went away to another country.
• Judges 14:12Samson said to them, ‘Listen to this clever question. Try to give me an answer before my party finishes in seven days. If you answer the question, I will give you 30 linen shirts and 30 sets of clothes.
• Isaiah 28:10He teaches us one rule at a time, one line at a time. He says it several times, a little bit here, a little bit there.’
• Ezekiel 17:2‘Son of man, I want you to tell a story to Israel's people. It tells about them.
• Matthew 13:33Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘The kingdom of heaven is also like this. It is like how yeast works. A woman took the yeast and she mixed it into three large bowls of flour. Then the yeast went through all the flour so that it grew big.’
• Matthew 3:2He told people, ‘You have done many wrong things. You must turn away from them and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.’
• Matthew 20:1Jesus said, ‘I will tell you a story to show what the kingdom of heaven is like. There was an important man who had a field where he grew grapes. He went out early in the morning. He wanted to find some people who would work in his field.
• Matthew 22:2He said, ‘This is what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king prepared a special meal for his son's marriage.
• Matthew 25:1Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story to show what the kingdom of heaven is like. There were ten young women who were going to a marriage party. They took their lamps with them and they went to meet the man who was marrying a wife.
• Mark 4:30Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story about the kingdom of God. This story shows what the kingdom of God is like.
• Luke 13:18Then Jesus said to them, ‘I will tell you a story about the kingdom of God and what it is like.
• Matthew 13:19Some people hear the message about God's kingdom but they do not understand it. Satan comes and he quickly takes the message away from their minds. The seeds that fell on the path show what those people are like.
• Matthew 4:23Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses.
• Colossians 1:5You live like that because you hope to receive good things from God. You know that God has prepared those good things for you. He is keeping them safe in heaven. You learned that when people first told you God's true message, his good news.
• 1 Peter 1:23You now have a new life! It is not like a human life that quickly comes to an end. It is a new life that will never spoil. You received it because you believed God's message. That message continues for ever and it does not change.

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

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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