From Nave’s Topical Bible
Tares
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
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- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Parable ofMatthew 13:24–30Matthew 13:38–42
The passages, in Bible order (2)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Matthew 13:24–30
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Commentary on Matthew 13:24–302 voices
The parable of the wheat and tares, which occupies the chief part of these verses, is one of peculiar importance in the present day. It is eminently calculated to correct the extravagant expectations in which many Christians indulge as to the effect of missions abroad, and of preaching the Gospel at home. May we give it the attention which it deserves! In the first place, this parable teaches us that good and evil will always be found together in the professing church, until the end of the world.
J.C. Ryle· Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew, 1856
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,.... Somewhat like the former, but with a different view: for whereas the design of the former was to show the different sorts of hearers that attend upon the ministry of the word, three parts in four being bad; this is to show the difference of members in churches, some being comparable to good seed, and others to tares.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:38–42
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Commentary on Matthew 13:38–422 voices
The parable of the wheat and tares, which occupies the chief part of these verses, is one of peculiar importance in the present day. It is eminently calculated to correct the extravagant expectations in which many Christians indulge as to the effect of missions abroad, and of preaching the Gospel at home. May we give it the attention which it deserves! In the first place, this parable teaches us that good and evil will always be found together in the professing church, until the end of the world.
J.C. Ryle· Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew, 1856
The tares are the children of the wicked one--As this sowing could only be "while men slept," no blame seems intended, and certainly none is charged upon "the servants"; it is probably just the dress of the parable.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed