Mat 13:26, 37-38 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 26. Then appeared the tares also . That is, then was first discovered the tares. They had grown with the wheat, but so much like it as not to be noticed, till the wheat began to ripen. So, true piety and false hopes are not known by professions, by "blades," and leaves, and flowers, but by the fruit .

Matthew 13:26

Verse 26. Then appeared the tares also. That is, then was first discovered the tares. They had grown with the wheat, but so much like it as not to be noticed, till the wheat began to ripen. So, true piety and false hopes are not known by professions, by "blades," and leaves, and flowers, but by the fruit.

Matthew 13:37-38

Verse 37. Mt 13:36 Verse 38. Mt 13:36

(a) "the world" Rom 10:18, Col 1:6 (b) "of the kingdom" 1Pet 1:23 (c) "of the wicked" Jn 8:44, Acts 13:10, 1Jn 3:8