New English Translation
Matthew 13:36
36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Matthew 13:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
Context of Matthew 13:36
34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable. 35This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.” Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
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Τότε ἀφεὶς τοὺς ὄχλους ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· διασάφησον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν τῶν ζιζανίων τοῦ ἀγροῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- sentἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
- the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- and wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Declareφράζωphrazō · to explainG5419
- unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- the parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
- of the taresζιζάνιονzizanion · weedG2215
- of the fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
Cross-references for Matthew 13:36
- Matthew 14:22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
- Matthew 15:39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
- Mark 6:45Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.
- Mark 8:9There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.
- Matthew 13:1On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.
- Matthew 9:28When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
- Mark 4:34He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
- Matthew 15:15But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
- Mark 7:17Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
- John 16:17Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is the meaning of what he is saying, ‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”
Commentaries on Matthew 13:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Jesus - went into the house: and his disciples came - Circumstances of this kind should not pass unnoticed: they are instructive and important. Those who attend only to the public preaching of the Gospel of God are not likely to understand fully the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. To understand clearly the purport of the Divine message, a man must come to God by frequent, fervent, secret prayer. It is thus that the word of God sinks into the heart, is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36-43Verses 36-43 Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36They went into the house (see Matthew 13:1). Jesus taught in public using parables, but he explained their meanings privately to his disciples. Explain: The disciples had the special opportunity to learn the secrets of the kingdom (13:11–17). But they did not understand the parables until Jesus explained them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3930-39. Let both grow together--that is, in the visible Church. until the harvest--till the one have ripened for full salvation, the other for destruction. (See on Mt 13:39). and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers--(See on Mt 13:39). Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them--"in the fire" (Mt 13:40). but gather the wheat into my barn--Christ, as the Judge, will separate the two classes (as in Mt 25:32). It…Read the comment
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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
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