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:

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Matthew 13:24

ΒΆ Another parable put he forth vnto them, saying; The kingdome of heauen is likened vnto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
- Basic English Bible

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
- Darby Bible

Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field:
- Webster's Bible

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,
- Weymouth Bible

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
- World English Bible

Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld.
- Wycliffe Bible

Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Matthew 13:24

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 13:24


13:24 He proposed another parable - in which he farther explains the case of unfruitful hearers. The kingdom of heaven (as has been observed before) sometimes signifies eternal glory: sometimes the way to it, inward religion; sometimes, as here, the Gospel dispensation: the phrase is likewise used for a person or thing relating to any one of those: so in this place it means, Christ preaching the Gospel, who is like a man sowing good seed - The expression, is like, both here and in several other places, only means, that the thing spoken of may be illustrated by the following similitude. Who sowed good seed in his field - God sowed nothing but good in his whole creation. Christ sowed only the good seed of truth in his Church.



People's Bible Notes for Matthew 13:24


Mt 13:24 The kingdom of heaven is likened. The object of all parables in this connection is to explain various features and principles of the kingdom of heaven. Unto a man which sowed. It is important to note what the kingdom of heaven is likened to. It is not to the "field" in which the tares and wheat were both sown, nor to the "enemy" who sowed the tares, but to "the man who sowed the good seed". The kingdom does what the Sower is represented as doing. It sows the good seed. Good seed. It is declared in Mt 13:19 that the seed is the "word of the kingdom", and in Mt 13:38 that the "good seed" are "the children of the kingdom". These are those in whose heart the good seed has fallen, and their new lives, as children of the kingdom, are the fruit of the good seed. In his field. The controversy has turned upon what the Savior represents by the field. (1) It is not the kingdom, or church, for this is represented by "the man that sowed good seed in his field". (2) It is the place where the good seed is sown by the Son of man, or through his agency; in other words, the place where the gospel is preached to men. (3) Mt 13:38 states emphatically that "the field is the world".

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