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Matthew 13:27 — King James Version← Study notes

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?


Matthew 13:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 13:2721 words
GreekMeaning
προσελθόντεςproselthontes
Having come to himverbG4334
δὲde
nowwordG1161
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δοῦλοιdouloi
servantsnounG1401
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
οἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotou
master of the housenounG3617
εἶπονeipon
saidverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ΚύριεKyrie
SirnounG2962
οὐχὶouchi
surelyparticleG3780
καλὸνkalon
goodadjectiveG2570
σπέρμαsperma
seednounG4690
ἔσπειραςespeiras
did you sowverbG4687
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
σῷ
youradjectiveG4674
ἀγρῷagrō
field?nounG68
πόθενpothen
HowadverbG4159
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἔχειechei
has itverbG2192
ζιζάνιαzizania
weeds?nounG2215
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 13:27

In the foregoing parable the Lord spoke to such as do not receive the word of God; here of those who receive a corrupting seed. This is the contrivance of the Devil, ever to mix error with truth.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Hom., xlvi

He set forth also this other parable, as it were a rich householder refreshing his guests with various meats, that each one according to the nature of his stomach might find some food adapted to him. He said not 'a second parable,' but 'another;' for had He said 'a second,' we could not have looked for a third; but another prepares us for many more.

Jerome · 4th century

Here He calls the Son of God Himself the kingdom of heaven; for He saith, 'The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that sowed good seed in his field.'

Remigius · 9th century
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