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

22The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing. 23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.” He presented them with another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26When the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

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 21:33“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
• Judges 14:12Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
• Isaiah 28:10Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.
• Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
• Matthew 13:33He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
• Matthew 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
• Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
• Matthew 25:1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
• Mark 4:30He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?
• Luke 13:18Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
• Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
• Colossians 1:5Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
• 1 Peter 1:23You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

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