Matthew 13:25

Matthew 13:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
• New International Version (NIV)But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

Context of Matthew 13:25

23And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” 24Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

Matthew 13:25 word by word

ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἐπέσπειρεν ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.Read the interlinear

• But whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• his menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• were sleepingκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
• his enemyἐχθρόςechthros · enemyG2190
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• taresζιζάνιονzizanion · weedG2215
• amongἀνάana · eachG303
• amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• the wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• and wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565

Cross-references for Matthew 13:25

• Matthew 25:5Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
• Isaiah 56:9All you beasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat.
• Acts 20:30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
• Galatians 2:4But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.
• 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
• Revelation 2:20But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
• Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
• 2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 13:14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound of the sword and has come to life.
• Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

Commentaries on Matthew 13:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25But while men slept - When the professors were lukewarm, and the pastors indolent, his enemy came and sowed tares, degenerate, or bastard wheat. The righteous and the wicked are often mingled in the visible Church. Every Christian society, how pure soever its principles may be, has its bastard wheat - those who bear a resemblance to the good, but whose hearts are not right with God. He who sows this bastard wheat among God's people is here styled God's…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. 25Weeds, also known as tares or bearded darnel, look a lot like wheat. Farmers waited until the plants grew to tell them apart. Intentionally contaminating crops like this was against the law.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 13:25

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• Influence
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• Kingdom of Heaven
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• Sin
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• Wheat

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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