Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 13:24-43

In these verses, we have, I. Another reason given why Christ preached by parables, Matt. 13:34, 35. All these things he spoke in parables, because the time was not yet come for the more clear and plain discoveries of the mysteries of the kingdom. Christ, to keep the people attending and expecting, preached in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them; namely, at this time and in this sermon. Note, Christ tries all ways and methods to do good to the souls of men, and to make... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 13:1-58

Matthew 13:1-58 is a very important chapter in the pattern of the gospel. (i) It shows a definite turning-point in the ministry of Jesus. At the beginning of his ministry we find him teaching in the synagogues; but now we find him teaching on the seashore. The change is very significant. It was not that the door of the synagogue was as yet finally shut to him, but it was closing. Even yet in the synagogue he would find a welcome from the common people; but the official leaders of Jewish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:24

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying ,.... Somewhat like the former, but with a different view: for whereas the design of the former was to show the different sorts of hearers that attend upon the ministry of the word, three parts in four being bad; this is to show the difference of members in churches, some being comparable to good seed, and others to tares. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : by "the kingdom of heaven", is not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:24

The kingdom of heaven - God's method of managing the affairs of the world, and the concerns of his Church. Is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field - In general, the world may be termed the field of God; and in particular, those who profess to believe in God through Christ are his field or farm; among whom God sows nothing but the pure unadulterated word of his truth. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:24

Verse 24 In order to reap the advantage of this parable, it is necessary to ascertain the object which Christ had in view. Some think that, to guard a mixed multitude against satisfying themselves with an outward profession of the Gospel, (209) he told them, that in his own field bad seed is often mixed with the good, but that a day is coming, when the tares shall be separated from the wheat. (210) They accordingly connect this parable with the one immediately preceding, as if the design of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-58

(a) , Matthew 13:1-23 , also in Mark and Luke, except some characteristic enlargements in verses 10-17. The section contains the parable of the sower and its interpretation, together with a statement of our Lord's reasons for teaching by parables. This is so nearly akin to the fundamental lesson of the first parable, that we cannot be surprised that the two should be recorded together. They seem, indeed, to have formed the nucleus of the whole collection. (b) Verses 24-35, of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24

Another parable put he forth unto them; set he before them (Revised Version, παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ); so also Matthew 13:31 . (cf. also Exodus 19:7 ; Acts 17:3 ). Elsewhere it is often used of setting food before any one; e.g. Mark 6:41 ; Mark 8:6 ; Luke 11:6 ; Acts 16:34 . Them. The people ( Acts 16:3 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:34 ). Saying, The kingdom of heaven. The principles of its establishment and full development. Is likened unto ( ὡμοιώθη ). The aorist... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24

Seeding the earthly fields to get seed for the heavenly fields. See the farmer. The ground is provided for him and prepared for him. He cannot alter his surroundings and conditions. His chief aim is good seeding, and for the sake of the seed he wants he is anxious to secure good flowers. His harvest is largely, and ideally it is altogether, a gathering of seed for next year ' s sowing. We are familiar with the idea that the present life is our sowing time, and the next life our harvest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24-30

The parable of the tares. Matthew only. The parable of the sower dealt with the first reception of the gospel; this deals with the after-development. The aim of this parable is to prevent over-sanguine expectations as to the purity of the society of believers, and to hinder rash attempts to purify it by merely external processes. Archbishop Benson ('Dict. of Christian Biogr.,' 1:745) calls attention to the fact that the first extant exposition of this parable is in Cyprian's successful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24-30

The tares. The parable of the soils showed the various results of sowing the same good seed according to the various conditions of soil on which the seed tell; now this parable of the tares disregards differences of soil, but treats of different kinds of seed sown by different hands. Thus it introduces us to something worse than the failure of good work, to the existence of evil influences in the world. I. CHRISTIAN PEOPLE ARE THE GROWTH OF SEED SOWN BY CHRIST IN ... read more

Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 13:24-43

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 13:1-58

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-58

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:24-30

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