Mat 13:36-43 | ESV | STEP | Then he left the crowds and went into the house . And his disciples came to him , saying , Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field .

h[See ver. 39 above]

i ch. 24:31

j ch. 18:7; [Zeph. 1:3]

k ch. 7:23

l ver. 50; Rev. 9:2; [Rev. 19:20; 20:10]

mSee ch. 8:12

n Prov. 4:18; Dan. 12:3; [1 Cor. 15:41, 42]

o[ver. 38; ch. 25:34; 26:29; Luke 12:32]

pSee ch. 11:15

Matthew 13:36-43

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowds and went into ^athe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^b“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is ^cthe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are ^dthe sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. ^eThe harvest is ^fthe end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds ^gare gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at ^hthe end of the age. 41 ⁱThe Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all ^jcauses of sin and ^kall law-breakers, 42 ^land throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^mthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then ⁿthe righteous will shine like the sun ^oin the kingdom of their Father. ^pHe who has ears, let him hear.