Mateus 13

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowds and went into *ver. 1the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, *ver. 24-30;[ch. 15:15]"Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.38 The field is the world, and the good seed is *[ver. 43] the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are *John 8:44;Acts 13:10;1 John 3:10;[ch. 23:15]; See ver. 19the sons of the evil one,39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. *Joel 3:13;Rev. 14:15The harvest is *ver. 49;ch. 24:3;28:20;[Dan. 12:13;Heb. 9:26]the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.40 Just as the weeds *John 15:6;[ch. 3:12] are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at *[See ver. 39above]the end of the age.41 *ch. 24:31The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all *ch. 18:7;[Zeph. 1:3] causes of sin and *ch. 7:23all law-breakers,42 *ver. 50;Rev. 9:2;[Rev. 19:20;20:10] and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place *See ch. 8:12there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.43 Then *Prov. 4:18;Dan. 12:3;[1 Cor. 15:41,42] the righteous will shine like the sun *[ver. 38; ch. 25:34;26:29;Luke 12:32] in the kingdom of their Father. *See ch. 11:15He who has ears, let him hear.