Matteo 13:28

28 Ed egli disse loro: Un uomo nemico ha ciò fatto. E i servitori gli dissero: Vuoi dunque che andiamo, e le cogliamo?

Matteo 13:28 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 13:28

He said unto them, an enemy has done this
This is the answer of the householder to the question of his servants. In the Greek text it is, "an enemy man"; and is so rendered in the several versions; meaning, not that the enemy was a man; for he was the devil, as in ( Matthew 13:39 ) but it is an Hebraism; such as in ( Esther 7:6 ) , (bywaw ru vya) , "the man adversary and enemy" is this wicked Haman; and signifies a certain enemy, and one indeed that is an implacable enemy to man.

The servants said unto him, wilt thou then that we go and gather
them up?
which words express the concern of the ministers of Christ for the true members of the church, comparable to wheat, lest they should receive any damage by the ill examples, and pernicious principles of evil men among them; also their detestation and abhorrence of men of wicked lives and erroneous principles; they cannot bear them which are evil; likewise, they show great regard to the glory of God, and interest of religion, and their readiness to execute any orders Christ should give them; but not willing to proceed of themselves, ask counsel and advice of him.

Matteo 13:28 In-Context

26 E quando l’erba fu nata, ed ebbe fatto frutto, allora apparvero eziandio le zizzanie.

27 E i servitori del padron di casa vennero a lui, e gli dissero: Signore, non hai tu seminata buona semenza nel tuo campo? onde avvien dunque che vi son delle zizzanie?

28 Ed egli disse loro: Un uomo nemico ha ciò fatto. E i servitori gli dissero: Vuoi dunque che andiamo, e le cogliamo?

29 Ma egli disse: No; che talora, cogliendo le zizzanie, non diradichiate insieme con esse il grano.

30 Lasciate crescere amendue insieme, infino alla mietitura; e nel tempo della mietitura, io dirò a’ mietitori: Cogliete prima le zizzanie, e legatele in fasci, per bruciarle; ma accogliete il grano nel mio granaio.