Matthew 13:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. ”

• Matthew 13:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The kingdom of heaven is likened ... - That is, the “gospel resembles.” The kingdom of heaven (see the notes at Matthew 3:2 ) means here the effect of the gospel by its being preached. The meani...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Matthew 13:24-30 ; Matthew 13:36-43 . The Wheat and the Tares. Mt. only. The parable is a substitute for rather than an adaptation of Mark 4:26-29 *. We need not deny its genuineness on the ple...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  appeared. Greek. phaino. App-106.

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• Matthew 13:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. When the blade was sprung up - then appeared the tares also - Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also - the growth i...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  A Day of Parables 1-3a. Teaching by parables begun ( Mark 4:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). This chapter introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St. Matthew gives us a group of seven, the first four...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  His enemy came and sowed tares. — The act described was then — and still is — a common form of Eastern malice or revenge. It easily escaped detection. It inflicted both loss and trouble. The “enemy...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1-58 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements an...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Other Parables of the Kingdom Matthew 13:24-33 The tare was a species of rye grass, which in its earlier stages, closely resembled wheat. In this world, and in the Church, professors are closel...

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• Matthew 13:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its ex...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  "Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: (25) But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the whe...

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• Matthew 13:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But when the blade was sprung up ,.... That is, the blade of the wheat; which designs the taking up, a profession of religion on principles of grace, called a profession of faith; and when right, it...

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• Matthew 13:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. Ver. 26. Then appeared the tares also ] Hypocrites are sure sooner or later to be detected. All will out a...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Another parable put he forth unto them In which he further explains the case of unfruitful hearers, and shows that persons of various characters would profess to receive the gospel, and be accounte...

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• Matthew 13:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house (typically Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typ...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, c..       24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 13:33 " .

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• Matthew 13:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Eight Parables of The Kingly Rule of Heaven (13:1-53). Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing forcefully ( Matthew 11:12 ) and that through Jesus' activities as the Serv...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Matthew 13:24-30 The seeds of error.—The explanation of the last parable is, in part, the explanation of this. It teaches us, e.g . what is meant in this para...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many par...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Matthew 13:24 . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it wa...

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• Matthew 13:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 13:2 . He went into a ship. A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew 13:3 . He spake many things to them in parables....

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• Matthew 13:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter ( Matthew 13:1-40 ). (1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as it woul...

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• Matthew 13:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

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• Matthew 13:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Mark 4:26-29

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• Matthew 13:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  When the blade was sprung up, then appeared the darnel — It was not discerned before: it seldom appears, as soon as the good seed is sown: all at first appears to be peace, and love, and joy.

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