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 at length. Sacco solute apparuit argentum. When God turns the bottom of the bag upwards, their secret sins will appear; "They shall find themselves in all evil, in the midst of the congregation and assembly," Proverbs 5:14. They that turn aside unto their crooked ways, shall be led forth with the workers of iniquity, Psalms 125:5 .