Matthew 13:24
in Matthew 13Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
BSB
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ASV
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
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:
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This verse in Matthew 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnother 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.
This site's exposition
sowed good seed in his field
on Matthew 13:24-26
A man which sowed good seed in his field opens the second parable, and while men slept names the opportunity the enemy took, not carelessness on the householder's part but the ordinary hour of night when a field is left unwatched. The tares, likely darnel, are indistinguishable from wheat until the ear forms, so that the servants only see the trouble once the blade has sprung up and it is too late to have prevented it by earlier vigilance.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The 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.
on Matthew 13:24-43
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.
The words behind it
18 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἄλλην | allen | Another | G243 → | 155 times |
| παραβολὴν | parabolen | parable | G3850 → | 50 times |
| παρέθηκεν | paretheken | put He before | G3908 → | |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| λέγων· | legon | saying; | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ὡμοιώθη | homoiothe | Has become like | G3666 → | 15 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεία | basileia | kingdom | G932 → | 162 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανῶν | ouranon | heavens | G3772 → | 272 times |
| ἀνθρώπῳ | anthropo | a man | G444 → | 549 times |
| σπείραντι | speiranti | having sown | G4687 → | 52 times |
| καλὸν | kalon | good | G2570 → | 101 times |
| σπέρμα | sperma | seed | G4690 → | 43 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀγρῷ | agro | field | G68 → | 35 times |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ἌλληνAnother
allenG243 →155 times
παραβολὴνparable
parabolenG3850 →50 times
παρέθηκενput He before
parethekenG3908 →
αὐτοῖςthem
autoisG846 →5565 times
λέγων·saying;
legonG3004 →1325 times
ὡμοιώθηHas become like
homoiotheG3666 →15 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
βασιλείαkingdom
basileiaG932 →162 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανῶνheavens
ouranonG3772 →272 times
ἀνθρώπῳa man
anthropoG444 →549 times
σπείραντιhaving sown
speirantiG4687 →52 times
καλὸνgood
kalonG2570 →101 times
σπέρμαseed
spermaG4690 →43 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ἀγρῷfield
agroG68 →35 times
αὐτοῦ.of him.
autouG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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.
it leads to
- Luke 12:35–36
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
- Matthew 24:42–51
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Philippians 2:15–16
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Revelation 21:9
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
- Luke 12:35–36
Through
Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
it leads to
- John 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- 2 Timothy 3:2–5
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- John 15:6
Through
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.
it leads to
- Matthew 13:47
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Matthew 13:47
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament.
