Matthew 13:24

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
ESV
24 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
NLT
24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
MSG
24 He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
CSB
24 He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:24 In-Context

22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 31,33,45,47; Matthew 18:23; Matthew 20:1; Matthew 22:2; Matthew 25:1; Mark 4:26,30
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