Matthew 13:39 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:39

Th e enemy that sowed them ( ὁσπείρας ); contrast Matthew 13:37 ( ὁσπείρων τὸ καλὸν σπέρμα ) . Matthew 13:37 states what is ever true; Matthew 13:39 merely refers back to the enemy spoken of in the parable. Is the devil ( Matthew 4:1 , note). (For the thought of this and the preceding clause, see John 8:44 ; 1 John 3:8 , 1 John 3:10 .) The harvest is the end of the world; literally, as the margin of the Revised Version, the consummation of the age ( ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:36-43

Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to no particular nation or people. The good seed was the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:36-39

Matthew 13:36-39. Then Jesus sent the multitude away The evening probably drawing on, for the people had now been long collected together: and went From the vessel where he had been preaching; into the house Probably a friend’s house, that he might refresh himself a little: and his disciples came, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares They say nothing of the two other parables, because, probably, they understood them; or, perhaps, this parable affected them more than either... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:24-43

55. Wheat and weeds; mustard seed; yeast (Matthew 13:24-43; Mark 4:30-34; Luke 13:18-21)In another parable, two types of seed produce two types of plants in the same field. The plants, wheat and weeds, are not separated while they are growing, but are left till harvest time. Then the wheat is put into the farmer’s barn but the weeds are destroyed (Matthew 13:24-30).As with the parable of the sower, Jesus gave his disciples an interpretation (Matthew 13:34-36; cf. v. 10,16-18). In the present... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 13:39

the end of the world = the end of the age, age-time, or dispensation. The expression occurs six times (here, verses: Matthew 13:40 , Matthew 13:49 , Matthew 13:3 ; Matthew 28:20 . Hebrews 9:26 ), always in this sense. end. Greek. sunteleia (not " telos ") = closing time, denoting the joining of two age-times: i.e. the closing time of one leading on to the other. The sunteleia mark the closing period, while telos marks the actual and final end. the angels = angels. In Matthew 13:41 "His... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 13:39

And the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.The enemy who operated while men slept is the devil. The tares are people, sons of the devil, masquerading as Christians. The harvest is the end of the world, when the Lord will send his angels and gather "out of his kingdom" all things that cause stumbling (Matthew 13:41). Note that the final separation of the good from the bad is not a prerogative of men but of God and his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 13:39

Matthew 13:39. The end of the world— Of the age, literally, a Hebraism, frequently used in the New Testament. Comp. the next verse, and Hebrews 1:2. What follows is an allusion to Joel 3:13. See also Revelation 14:15. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:39

39. The enemy that sowed them is the devil—emphatically "His enemy" ( :-). (See Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8). By "tares" is meant, not what in our husbandry is so called, but some noxious plant, probably darnel. "The tares are the children of the wicked one"; and by their being sown "among the wheat" is meant their being deposited within the territory of the visible Church. As they resemble the children of the kingdom, so they are produced, it seems, by a similar process of "sowing"—the seeds of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:1-53

C. Adaptations because of Israel’s rejection of Jesus 13:1-53"The die is cast. The religious leaders have openly declared their opposition to their Messiah. The people of Israel are amazed at the power of Jesus and His speech, but they fail to recognize Him as their King. Not seeing the Messiahship of Jesus in His words and works, they have separated the fruit from the tree. Because of this opposition and spiritual apathy, the King adapts His teaching method and the doctrine concerning the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:2-53

IV. THE OPPOSITION TO THE KING 11:2-13:53Chapters 11-13 record Israel’s rejection of her Messiah and its consequences. Opposition continued to build, but Jesus announced new revelation in view of hardened unbelief."The Evangelist has carefully presented the credentials of the king in relationship to His birth, His baptism, His temptation, His righteous doctrine, and His supernatural power. Israel has heard the message of the nearness of the kingdom from John the Baptist, the King Himself, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:39

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:36-43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:36-39

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:24-43

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 13:39

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 13:39

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 13:39

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:39

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:1-53

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:2-53

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