New International Version “’An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ New Living Translation “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. English Standard Version He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ Berean Standard Bible ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ Berean Literal Bible And he said to them, ‘An enemy did this.’ And the servants said to him, ‘Then do you desire that, having gone away, we should collect them?’ King James Bible He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? New King James Version He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ New American Standard Bible And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ NASB 1995 “And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ NASB 1977 “And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ Legacy Standard Bible And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ Amplified Bible He replied to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants asked him, ‘Then do you want us to go and pull them out?’ Berean Annotated Bible ‘An enemy did this, he replied. So the servants {douloi} asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up? Christian Standard Bible “ ‘An enemy did this,’ he told them. “ ‘So, do you want us to go and pull them up? ’ the servants asked him. Holman Christian Standard Bible “An enemy did this!’ he told them. “’So, do you want us to go and gather them up?’ the slaves asked him. American Standard Version And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? Contemporary English Version "An enemy did this," he replied. His servants then asked, "Do you want us to go out and pull up the weeds?" English Revised Version And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? GOD'S WORD® Translation "He told them, 'An enemy did this.' "His workers asked him, 'Do you want us to pull out the weeds?' Good News Translation 'It was some enemy who did this,' he answered. 'Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?' they asked him. International Standard Version "He told them, 'An enemy did this!' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them out?' NET Bible He said, 'An enemy has done this.' So the slaves replied, 'Do you want us to go and gather them?' New Heart English Bible "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "And the servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?' Webster's Bible Translation He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them? Weymouth New Testament "'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bible‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ World English Bible “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he says to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Will you, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up? Berean Literal Bible And he said to them, ‘An enemy did this.’ And the servants said to him, ‘Then do you desire that, having gone away, we should collect them?’ Young's Literal Translation And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, that having gone away we may gather it up? Smith's Literal Translation And he said to them, A man, an enemy, has done this: and his servants said to him, Wilt thou therefore we, having departed, should gather them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up? Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them, ‘A man who is an enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Is it your will that we should go and gather them up?’ New American Bible He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ New Revised Standard Version He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe said to them, An enemy did this; his servants then said to him, Do you want us to go and pick them out? Aramaic Bible in Plain English But he said to them, 'An enemy has done this'; his servants said to him, 'Do you want us to go select them out?' NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Is it your will, then, that we go and gather them up? Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out? Mace New Testament 'tis some enemy, said he, has done this, the servants replied, shall we go then and pull them up? Weymouth New Testament "'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Parable of the Weeds…27The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ 28‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘ Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.… Cross References “An enemy did this,” he replied. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. So the servants asked him, Mark 4:10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable. Luke 8:9 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant. Matthew 15:15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” “Do you want us to go and pull them up?” Matthew 15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.” Psalm 52:5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 20:10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Treasury of Scripture He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Will you then that we go and gather them up? Wilt. Luke 9:49-54 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us… 1 Corinthians 5:3-7 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, … 2 Corinthians 2:6-11 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many… Jump to Previous An Bondmen Collect Enemy Gather Hate Inquire Pleasure Pull Servants Slaves Someone Want WiltJump to Next An Bondmen Collect Enemy Gather Hate Inquire Pleasure Pull Servants Slaves Someone Want WiltMatthew 13 1. The parable of the sower and the seed;18. the explanation of it. 24. The parable of the weeds; 31. of the mustard seed; 33. of the leaven; 36. explanation of the parable of the weeds. 44. The parable of the hidden treasure; 45. of the pearl; 47. of the drag net cast into the sea. 53. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country. ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. Jesus identifies Satan as the one who sows evil among those who belong to God. The presence of weeds does not mean the owner has lost control of his field; it reveals the deliberate opposition of the devil to God’s kingdom. Jhn 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.… So the servants asked him, The servants are concerned for the master’s crop and want the field cleared. Their response reflects the desire of faithful people to see evil removed from among God’s people. Mrk 4:10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve… ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ Their proposed action is well intended but premature. Because weeds and wheat may grow closely together, uprooting the weeds could destroy the wheat. Final separation belongs to God at the appointed judgment, when he will judge evil without harming those who are his. Mat 15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father… Persons / Places / Events 1. JesusThe speaker of the parable, teaching the crowd and His disciples about the Kingdom of Heaven through parables. 2. The Enemy Represents Satan, who sows weeds among the wheat, symbolizing evil and deception in the world. 3. The Servants Represent the followers of Christ, who are concerned about the presence of evil and seek guidance on how to address it. 4. The Field Symbolizes the world where both good (wheat) and evil (weeds) coexist until the time of harvest. 5. The Harvest Represents the end of the age when God will separate the righteous from the wicked. Teaching Points Recognizing the Enemy's WorkUnderstand that evil in the world is a result of the enemy's actions, not God's design. Patience in Judgment Trust in God's timing for justice and refrain from taking matters into our own hands prematurely. Spiritual Discernment Develop discernment to recognize the difference between true followers of Christ and those who are not. Hope in Final Justice Find comfort in the promise of God's ultimate justice and the separation of good from evil at the end of the age. Active Faith Engage in active faith by sowing good seeds through acts of love, truth, and righteousness in a world where evil exists. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Matthew 13:28?2. How does Matthew 13:28 illustrate the presence of evil in the world? 3. What role does discernment play in identifying "an enemy" in Matthew 13:28? 4. How can we apply Matthew 13:28 to spiritual vigilance in daily life? 5. What other scriptures emphasize vigilance against the enemy's work? 6. How should believers respond to "an enemy" sowing discord in their community? 7. Why does Matthew 13:28 attribute the sowing of weeds to an enemy? 8. How does Matthew 13:28 challenge the concept of a benevolent God allowing evil? 9. What historical context influenced the parable in Matthew 13:28? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13? Verse 28. - He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. An enemy (ἔχθρος ἄνθρωπος). Not "my enemy," referring to some one person, for in real life a man can seldom be at once sure, without inquiry, who it is that has injured him secretly. There are so many coincidences in this verse and ver. 39 (ἔχθρος ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν, [Ἁμάν] πονηρὸς [οῦτος], ὁ διάβολος) with the LXX. of Esther 7:4-6, that it would almost seem as though the evangelist remembered that passage. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? Omit up (συλλέξωμεν); the servants, in their zeal to separate the tares from the wheat, forget the difficulty connected with pulling them up. Matthew 13:28 reveals four timeless truths: the devil is the real instigator of evil; God remains sovereign and unshaken; His servants should bring every concern to Him; and zeal must submit to divine timing. Until the final harvest, we trust the Master’s plan, labor faithfully in His field, and leave ultimate separation and justice in His capable hands. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ‘An enemyἘχθρὸς (Echthros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary. did ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. this,’ τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. he replied. ἔφη (ephē) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5346: To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. [So] δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] servants δοῦλοι (douloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. asked λέγουσιν (legousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ‘Do you want Θέλεις (Theleis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. us to go [and] ἀπελθόντες (apelthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. pull them up?’ συλλέξωμεν (syllexōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 4816: To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect. Additonal Resources Matthew 13:28 Blue Letter BibleMatthew 13:28 Bible Gateway Matthew 13:28 Bible.com Matthew 13:28 NIV |
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