The Parable of the Weeds 24He put another parable before them, saying,w“Thekingdomofheavenmaybecomparedtoamanwhosowedgoodseedinhisfield,25butwhilehismenweresleeping,hisenemycameandsowedweeds3amongthewheatandwentaway.26Sowhentheplantscameupandboregrain,thentheweedsappearedalso.27Andtheservants4ofthemaste...
then the weeds appeared also.27And the servants[d]of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want...
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[c] The Parable of the Weeds Explained 36Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parableof the weeds in the field.” ...
26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants4 of the master of the house came and said to him,‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ 28 He said to them,‘An enemy has done this.’...
In the Talmud and Midrash almost every religious idea, moral maxim, or ethical requirement is accompanied by a parable which illustrates it. Among the religious and moral tenets which are thus explained may be mentioned the following: the existence of God (Gen. R. xxxiv. 1); His manner of...
Of this sort is the parable by which Nathan reproved David (2Sa 12:2-3); that in which Jotham exposed the folly of the Shechemites (Jg 9:7-15); and that addressed by Jehoash to Amaziah (2Ki 14:9-10). To this class also belong the parables of Christ. ...
(Genesis 41:42;Esther 3:10). Sons were given authority by their fathers, and the ring signified the youngest son had been restored to his place in the family. The father also placedsandalson the son’s feet. This was significant because servants did not wear sandals, only people of ...
Bible Commentary on the Parable of the Talents Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every ...
17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. ...
3. The end of planting this vine, fruitfulness. 1. First, this vine, as all vines else, hath two sorts of branches:— (1.) Such us, though green, bring forth no true fruit, nought but leaves. (2.) Such as bring forth fruit, ver. 2. ...