Matthew 13:27

Matthew 13:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
• New International Version (NIV)“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

Context of Matthew 13:27

25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26But when the blade had sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? how then hath it tares? 28He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Matthew 13:27 word by word

προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ· κύριε, οὐχὶ καλὸν σπέρμα ἔσπειρας ἐν τῷ σῷ ἀγρῷ; πόθεν οὖν ἔχει ζιζάνια;Read the interlinear

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• householderοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēs · householderG3617
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sirκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• didstσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed(s)G4690
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thyσόςsos · yourG4674
• fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
• howπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• itἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• taresζιζάνιονzizanion · weedG2215

Cross-references for Matthew 13:27

• 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and whoisApollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
• 1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, various kinds of tongues.
• 1 Corinthians 16:10Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do .
• 2 Corinthians 5:18And all things are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• 2 Corinthians 6:1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
• Ephesians 4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
• 1 Corinthians 1:11For it hath been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by them who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been clearly set forth, crucified among you?
• James 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
• James 4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27So the servants - said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow - A faithful and vigilant minister of Christ fails not to discover the evil, to lament it, and to address himself to God by prayer, in order to find out the cause of it, and to receive from him proper information how to behave on the occasion.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. 2727. So the servants of the householder came--that is, Christ's ministers. and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?--This well expresses the surprise, disappointment, and anxiety of Christ's faithful servants and people at the discovery of "false brethren" among the members of the Church.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:27

• Agriculture
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Sermon
• 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