Matthew 13:37

37 "The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

Matthew 13:37 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 13:37

He answered and said unto them
Being very ready to answer their request, and willing to communicate spiritual knowledge to them; thereby showing great condescension, and humility in himself, and great affection to them:

he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man;
he that is signified by the man that sowed good seed in his field, is "the son of man"; by whom he means himself, the seed of the woman; and the son of David; who being anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure, went about Judea and Galilee, preaching the everlasting Gospel, to the conversion of sinners, thereby making them good seed; though this may be understood of him, as including his apostles and ministers, whom he makes use of as instruments for the good of souls, by preaching the Gospel.

Matthew 13:37 In-Context

35 in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."

36 When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."

37 "The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

38 the field is the world; the good seed--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, the sons of the Evil one.

39 The enemy who sows the darnel is *the Devil*; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the angels.