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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He answered, &#8220The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And answering He said, "The <i>One</i> sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He said, &#8220The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied: &#8220The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered: The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "The one who plants the good seeds is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, "The person who sowed good seed is the Son of Man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, ?The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He answered and said to them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And answering He said, "The <i>One</i> sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He answered and said to them, He who sowed good seed is the Son of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But he answered and said to them, “He who sowed the good seed is The Son of Man.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He answered and said to them: He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He responding said, <FR>The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he replying said to them, He that sowed the good seed, is the Son of man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he answered them, he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, answering, He said, <FR>"He that sows the good seed is the Son of Man.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and He answered them, and said, <FR>He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/13-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3777" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Parable of the Weeds Explained</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36</span>Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">He replied,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“The One</a> <a href="/greek/4687.htm" title="4687: speirōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.">who sows</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalon (Adj-ANS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">good</a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: sperma (N-ANS) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">seed</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">of Man.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">38</span>The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34-38</a></span><br />Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. / Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a></span><br />Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-2.htm">Luke 10:2</a></span><br />And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-9</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a></span><br />Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-9</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27-28</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. / Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-9.htm">Ezekiel 36:9</a></span><br />For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He answered and said to them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;</p><p class="hdg">He.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24,27</a></b></br> Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: … </p><p class="hdg">is.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41</a></b></br> The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a></b></br> He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-13.htm">Matthew 16:13-16</a></b></br> When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Sower</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Sowing</a> <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Sows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-38.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/matthew/13-38.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/mark/4-3.htm">Sower</a> <a href="/mark/4-14.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/mark/4-4.htm">Sowing</a> <a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Sows</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He replied</b><br>In this passage, Jesus is responding to His disciples' request for an explanation of the parable of the weeds. This indicates a teaching moment where Jesus clarifies spiritual truths to His followers. The use of parables was a common teaching method in Jewish culture, allowing deeper truths to be revealed to those who were spiritually receptive.<p><b>The One who sows the good seed</b><br>The act of sowing represents the initiation of the Kingdom of God on earth. The "good seed" symbolizes the message of the Gospel and the children of the Kingdom. This imagery is consistent with agricultural practices in ancient Palestine, where sowing was a familiar activity. The good seed contrasts with the weeds, representing the children of the evil one, highlighting the ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil.<p><b>is the Son of Man</b><br>The title "Son of Man" is a messianic term that Jesus frequently used for Himself, emphasizing both His humanity and His divine authority. This title is rooted in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where the Son of Man is given dominion and glory. By identifying Himself as the sower, Jesus asserts His role in establishing and expanding God's Kingdom. This also connects to the broader narrative of Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and His mission to redeem humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ (Son of Man)</a></b><br>In this parable, Jesus refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," a title He frequently uses, emphasizing His role as the Messiah and His connection to humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sower.htm">The Sower</a></b><br>Represents Jesus, who spreads the message of the Kingdom of God through His teachings and actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_good_seed.htm">The Good Seed</a></b><br>Symbolizes the message of the Kingdom and those who receive and embody it, growing into faithful followers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a></b><br>Represents the world where the message of the Kingdom is sown.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_parable_of_the_weeds.htm">The Parable of the Weeds</a></b><br>This parable, in which this verse is found, illustrates the coexistence of good and evil in the world until the final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_divine_sower.htm">Jesus as the Divine Sower</a></b><br>Jesus, as the "Son of Man," is the ultimate sower of truth and life. His teachings are the seeds that bring eternal life to those who accept them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_believers.htm">The Role of Believers</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to participate in sowing the good seed by sharing the Gospel and living out its truths in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_coexistence.htm">The Reality of Coexistence</a></b><br>The parable acknowledges the presence of both good and evil in the world. Believers are encouraged to remain faithful and patient, trusting in God's ultimate plan for judgment and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_growth.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Just as seeds need nurturing to grow, believers must cultivate their faith through prayer, study of the Word, and fellowship with other Christians.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_the_harvest.htm">Anticipation of the Harvest</a></b><br>The parable points to a future harvest, symbolizing the final judgment. Believers are reminded to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_use_parables,_not_direct_words.htm">Why does the Bible use parables and metaphors instead of direct statements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god's_word_is_pure'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'fields are white for harvest'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jesus'_ancestor__abiud_or_rhesa.htm">Which son of Zerubbabel is an ancestor of Jesus: Abiud (Matthew 1:13) or Rhesa (Luke 3:27)? Neither name matches Zerubbabel's sons listed in 1 Chronicles 3:19-20.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_hanbali_islam.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.</span>--Primarily, we must remember that the parable refers to the kingdom of heaven--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> to that new order of things which the Christ came to establish, and which is conveniently described as the Church which owns Him as its Lord. It offers, accordingly, an explanation of the presence of evil in that Church, and only by inference and analogy does it bear upon the wider problem of the origin of the evil in the world at large. That analogy, however, is not likely to mislead us. If the Son of Man has been "the Light that lighteth every man" (<a href="/john/1-9.htm" title="That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.">John 1:9</a>), then He had been a sower of the good seed in the wider region of the world from the beginning, and then also all who followed after righteousness had been children of the kingdom.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He answered and said unto them.</span> In the following reply of our Lord (vers. 37-43) observe the change of style at ver. 40. Until then we have pithy, concise sentences all joined by the simple copula <span class="greek">δέ</span>, which can hardly be anything else than literal translations of the Lord's own phrases. But vers. 40-43 are in the usual style of this Gospel. <span class="cmt_word">The Son of man</span> (<a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>, note). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">He replied,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκριθεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(apokritheis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The [One]</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(Ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who sows</span><br /><span class="grk">σπείρων</span> <span class="translit">(speirōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="grk">καλὸν</span> <span class="translit">(kalon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seed</span><br /><span class="grk">σπέρμα</span> <span class="translit">(sperma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> </span><span class="str2">From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὶν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Son</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Huios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Man.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνθρώπου</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. 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