1. Jesus tells a parable about a man who sows good seed in his field but an enemy comes and sows weeds among the wheat.
2. The slaves ask if they should pull up the weeds but the man says no, let them grow together until harvest so the wheat is not damaged.
3. At harvest, the weeds will be tied in bundles and burned while the wheat is gathered into the barn.
1. Jesus tells a parable about a man who sows good seed in his field but an enemy comes and sows weeds among the wheat.
2. The slaves ask if they should pull up the weeds but the man says no, let them grow together until harvest so the wheat is not damaged.
3. At harvest, the weeds will be tied in bundles and burned while the wheat is gathered into the barn.
1. Jesus tells a parable about a man who sows good seed in his field but an enemy comes and sows weeds among the wheat.
2. The slaves ask if they should pull up the weeds but the man says no, let them grow together until harvest so the wheat is not damaged.
3. At harvest, the weeds will be tied in bundles and burned while the wheat is gathered into the barn.
1. Jesus tells a parable about a man who sows good seed in his field but an enemy comes and sows weeds among the wheat.
2. The slaves ask if they should pull up the weeds but the man says no, let them grow together until harvest so the wheat is not damaged.
3. At harvest, the weeds will be tied in bundles and burned while the wheat is gathered into the barn.
Weeds, Mustard Seed and Leaven Parables Matthew 13:24-43
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1 Jesus told the crowd listening on the
shores of Lake Galilee another parable (the parable of the weeds):
2 ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a
person who sowed good seed in his field.
3 ‘But while everyone was sleeping, an
enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
4 ‘When the plants sprouted and bore
grain, then the weeds also appeared. 5 ‘So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’
6 ‘He said, “An enemy has done this.” So
the slaves replied, “Do you want us to go and gather them?” But he said, “No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest.
7 ‘At harvest time I will tell the reapers,
“First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn.”’
8 Jesus then told another parable
(parable of the mustard seed).
9 ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a
mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
10 ‘It is the smallest of all the seeds, but
when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.’ 11 Jesus continued with yet another parable (parable of the yeast).
12 ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast
that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.’
13 Jesus spoke all these things in parables
to the crowds. He did not speak to them without a parable.
14 This fulfilled what was spoken by the
prophet:‘I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world’ (Psalm 78:2).
15 Then Jesus left the crowds and went
into the house.
16 And His disciples came to Him saying,
‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.’ 17 Jesus answered, ‘The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil.
18 ‘The harvest is the end of the age, and
the reapers are angels.
19 ‘As the weeds are collected and
burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
20 ‘The Son of Man will send His angels,
and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.
21 ‘They will throw them into the fiery
furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
22 ‘Then the righteous will shine like the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!’ 23 A free downloadable video of this story is available in several resolutions and in many languages from www.gnpi.org/media/the-global-gospel.