Matthew 13:30 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 13:30

Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

KJV

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Let both grow together until the harvest,.... By "the harvest", is meant "the end of the world", Mat 13:39 either of the Jewish world, the dissolution of their church and state, which was near; or of a man's life, which is the end of the world to him; or rather of this present world, the system of the universe, of the material world, as to its present form and use, and of the inhabitants of it, and of time in it.

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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let both grow together - Though every minister of God should separate from the Church of Christ every incorrigible sinner, yet he should proceed no farther: the man is not to be persecuted in his body or goods, because he is not sound in the faith - God tolerates him; so should men. False doctrines are against God - he alone is the judge and punisher of them - man has no right to interfere in this matter.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3393: “Wheat in the Barn” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1914)

In gathering in the wheat, good angels will be employed—"the angels are the reapers." This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. He sows the tares and tries to destroy the harvest and, therefore, the good angels are brought in to celebrate his defeat and to rejoice together with their Lord in the success of the Divine Husbandry. Satan will make a poor profit out of his meddling—he shall be defeated in all his efforts and so the threat shall be fulfilled, "Upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat."

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Original language & word study

35 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἄφετε	aphete	do allow	G863 →
συναυξάνεσθαι	sunauxanesthai	to grow together	G4885 →
ἀμφότερα	amphotera	both	G297 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
θερισμοῦ·	therismou	harvest;	G2326 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
καιρῷ	kairō	time	G2540 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
θερισμοῦ	therismou	harvest	G2326 →
ἐρῶ	erō	I will say	G4483 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
θερισταῖς·	theristais	harvesters;	G2327 →
συλλέξατε	sullexate	do gather	G4816 →
πρῶτον	prōton	first	G4413 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ζιζάνια	zizania	weeds	G2215 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δήσατε	dēsate	do bind	G1210 →
αὐτὰ	auta	them	G846 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
δέσμας	desmas	bundles	G1197 →
πρὸς	pros	in order	G4314 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
κατακαῦσαι	katakausai	to burn	G2618 →
αὐτά·	auta	them;	G846 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	and	G1161 →
σῖτον	siton	the wheat	G4621 →
συναγάγετε	sunagagete	do gather together	G4863 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀποθήκην	apothēkēn	barn	G596 →
μου.¶	mou	of mine.’	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Matthew 7:19
  Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Matthew 13:41
  The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 6:7–8
  For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
leads to
- James 5:7
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13
  his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Hebrews 4:13
  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Through
Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
leads to
- Malachi 4:1
  “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of…

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Where the connections lead

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06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew