Focused Passage

Matthew 13:36-43

The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment

Matthew moves from public parabolic teaching beside the lake, to private explanation with the disciples, to more kingdom parables, to fulfillment of hidden speech, to further private explanation, to parables of kingdom worth and final judgment, to the disciples’ responsibility as trained scribes, and finally to hometown rejection.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

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References and Original Words

Verse 36

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119Adverb[Jesus] dismissedἀφεὶςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλουςG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and] wentἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameπροσῆλθονG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] saidλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralExplainΔιασάφησονG1285Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularto usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularparableπαραβολὴνG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralweedsζιζανίωνG2215Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralin theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfieldἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 37

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHe repliedἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThe [One]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho sowsσπείρωνG4687Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularseedσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 38

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[The] fieldἀγρόςG68Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularworldκόσμοςG2889Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular[the] goodκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularseedσπέρμαG4690Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularrepresentsοὗτοίG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .εἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαςG932Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Plural[The] weedsζιζάνιάG2215Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularevil [one]πονηροῦG4190Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 39

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andδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularenemyἐχθρὸςG2190Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho sowsσπείραςG4687Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthemαὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολοςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularharvestθερισμὸςG2326Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] endσυντέλειαG4930Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof the ageαἰῶνόςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural[the] harvestersθερισταὶG2327Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralangelsἄγγελοίG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 40

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vvvοὖνG3767ConjunctionAsὭσπερG5618AdverbtheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralweedsζιζάνιαG2215Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralare collectedσυλλέγεταιG4816Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionburnedκατακαίεταιG2618Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularin the fireπυρὶG4442Noun - Dative Neuter SingularsoοὕτωςG3779Adverbwill it beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularendσυντελείᾳG4930Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularageαἰῶνοςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 41

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TheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill send outἀποστελεῖG649Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλουςG32Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey will weedσυλλέξουσινG4816Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralout ofἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαςG932Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulareveryπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralcause of sinσκάνδαλαG4625Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionall whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpracticeποιοῦνταςG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlawlessnessἀνομίανG458Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 42

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey will throwβαλοῦσινG906Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularfieryπυρόςG4442Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularfurnaceκάμινονG2575Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[where] thereἐκεῖG1563Adverbwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularweepingκλαυθμὸςG2805Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargnashingβρυγμὸςG1030Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralteethὀδόντωνG3599Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 43

Original words

ThenτότεG5119AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralrighteousδίκαιοιG1342Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill shineἐκλάμψουσινG1584Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsunἥλιοςG2246Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralFatherΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularearsὦταG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Plurallet him hearἀκουέτωG191Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Daniel 12:3.

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