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 the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26Now when the stalk sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared. So the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’ 28But he replied, ‘An enemy did this.’ Now the slaves say to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go out and gather them up?’ 29But he says, ‘No, for while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• the servantsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• of the householderοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēs · householderG3617
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto 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
• from whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• hath itἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• taresζιζάνιονzizanion · weedG2215

Cross-references for Matthew 13:27

• 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to trust—and to each as the Lord gave.
• 1 Corinthians 12:28God has put into His community first emissaries, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then healings, helps, leadership, various kinds of tongues.
• 1 Corinthians 16:10Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you—for he is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.
• 2 Corinthians 5:18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Messiah and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1Since we are co-laboring, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Ephesians 4:11He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers—
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eye on those who are causing divisions and stumbling blocks, contrary to the teaching that you learned. Turn away from them.
• 1 Corinthians 1:11For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers and sisters, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are rivalries among you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Messiah is proclaimed—that He has been raised from the dead—how can some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Yeshua the Messiah was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• James 3:15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
• James 4:4You adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an 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
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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