Matthew 13:25

Translations

Modern

But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

Traditional

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Literal

And while the men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

Latin

…cum autem dormirent homines, venit inimicus ejus, et superseminavit zizania in medio tritici, et abiit.

Original

Greek

English

But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

Notes

Matthew 13:25

Weeds, also known as tares or bearded darnel, look a lot like wheat. Farmers waited until the plants grew to tell them apart. Intentionally contaminating crops like this was against the law.

Matthew 13:24–30

Matthew 13:36–43 explains this story.

Matthew 13:1–53

In the third major speech recorded by Matthew (see study note on Matthew 5:1–7:29), Jesus here recognized the separation of his followers from others (Matthew 13:14, 16). He began to reveal the secrets of the kingdom of heaven privately to them through parables.

Theme notes and profiles

Citizenship in the Kingdom God’s Promised Kingdom

Events

Seaside Parables and Miraclec. AD 28

Related verses

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
2 Peter 2:1
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Acts 20:30–31
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Matthew 13:39
…and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Matthew 25:5
When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
2 Timothy 4:3–5
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Isaiah 56:9–10
Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Galatians 2:4
This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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