The Parable of the Weeds Interpreted

36 Then he left the crowds and[a] came into the house, and his disciples came to him saying, “Explain the parable of the darnel in the field to us.” 37 So he answered and[b] said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 13:37 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb