Matthew 13:36

Then Jesus sent away the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, and said: Explain to us the similitude of the tares and the field.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

In Context

35That so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, who said: I will open my mouth in similitudes; I will utter things concealed from before the foundation of the world.

37And he answered, and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of God.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1And on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the side of the sea.

Matthew 14:22And immediately he constrained his disciples to embark in a ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent away the multitudes.

Matthew 15:39And when he had sent away the multitudes, he took ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.

Mark 6:45And he immediately constrained his disciples to take ship, and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitudes.

Mark 8:9And the men who had eaten, were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

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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