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23 And the one having been sown the seed on the good soil— this person is the one hearing the word and understanding[a] it, who indeed[b] is bearing-fruit[c] and producing: one a hundred, and another sixty, and another thirty”.

A Field Is Sown With Good And Bad Seed: At Harvest The Weeds Will Be Burned

24 He put-before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens became-like[d] a man having sown good seed in his field. 25 But during the men’s sleeping, his enemy came and re-sowed[e] darnel[f] between the wheat, and went away.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:23 This is in contrast with the first soil, v 19.
  2. Matthew 13:23 Or, now, at this time; or, therefore.
  3. Matthew 13:23 This is in contrast with the second two soils.
  4. Matthew 13:24 Or, was like. Jesus may be speaking prophetically from the point of view of the end of the age; or, He may mean this in a timeless sense, ‘is like’.
  5. Matthew 13:25 Or, over-sowed.
  6. Matthew 13:25 This is a weed that is indistinguishable from wheat in its early stages.

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.”(A)

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(B) 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.

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