Matthew 13:28

And he said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Is it thy pleasure that we go and gather them out?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

In Context

27And the servants of the householder came, and said to him, Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence are the tares in it.

29And he said to them, No, lest, while ye gather out the tares, ye also eradicate the wheat with them.

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Cross References

Luke 9:49And John answered, and said: Our Rabbi, we saw a man casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he doth not, with us, follow thee.

2 Corinthians 2:6And sufficient for him, is this rebuke proceeding from many:

Jude 1:22And some of them, snatch ye from the fire.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:25-44

Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, &c.. 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: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He… Read the whole commentary →

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