“ He answered and said unto them,He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; ”
Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, p...
(6) He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; (6) He expounds the first parable of the good and evil seed.
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...
the Son of man. See App-98. Compare Matthew 8:20 . Here the Lord is explaining the parable.
37. He that soweth the good seed He had formerly said that the kingdom of heaven resembles a man sowing. The mode of expression is unusual, but plainly means, that the same thing happens...
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. See the comments at 13:24-30.
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...
He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man. — Primarily, we must remember that the parable refers to the kingdom of heaven — i.e., to that new order of things which the Christ came to establi...
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...
Genuine and Counterfeit Matthew 13:34-43 Throughout the Synoptic Gospels-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-a consistent distinction is made between the outer ranks of the people, or disciples, and the in...
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...
"Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. (37) He answered and said unto them, He t...
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, a...
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; Ver. 37. Is the Son of man ] i.e. Signifies the Son of man: as circumcision is the covenant; that is, the sign of...
Then Jesus sent the multitude away The evening probably drawing on, for the people had now been long collected together: and went From the vessel where he had been preaching; into the house Pro...
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...
Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, c.. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is...
See Poole on " Matthew 13:39 " .
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...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 13:35 . Fulfilled. —The quotation illustrates, much in the same way as those in Matthew 8:17 ; Matthew 12:17 , St. Matthew’s peculiar way of dealing with the prophetic l...
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...
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...
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....
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares. The tares and the wheat This parable relates chiefly to the condition of the Church. I. The mixed condition of His Church in our world....
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...
Jesus explains the parable of the tares:
1 Corinthians 3:5-7 ; Acts 1:8 ; Hebrews 1:1 ; Hebrews 2:3 ; John 13:20 ; John 20:21 ; Luke 10:16 ; Matthew 10:40 ; Matthew 13:24 ; Matthew 13:27 ; Matthew 13:41 ; Matthew 16:13-16 ; Rom...