Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"The owner's servants came and asked him, "Master, you sowed good seed in your field, didn't you? Then where did these weeds come from?'
A Conservative Version
But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?
American Standard Version
And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The farmer's hired hands came and asked him, 'Did you not plant [only] good seed in your field? Where did the weeds come from [then]?'
Anderson New Testament
And the servants of the master of the house came, and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?
Bible in Basic English
And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
Common New Testament
And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?'
Daniel Mace New Testament
so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?
Darby Translation
And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?
Godbey New Testament
And the servants of the landlord having come to him said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? whence then hath it tares?
Goodspeed New Testament
And the owner's slaves came to him and said, 'Was not the seed good that you sowed in your field, sir? So where did these weeds come from?'
John Wesley New Testament
So the servants of the housholder came to him and said, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it darnel?
Julia Smith Translation
And the servants of the master of the house having come, said to him, Lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field whence therefore has it tares?
King James 2000
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? from where then has it tares?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'
Modern King James verseion
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where have the darnel come from?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The servants then came to the householder, and said unto him, 'Sir, sowest not thou good seed in thy close, from whence then hath it tares?'
Moffatt New Testament
So the servants of the owner went to him and said, 'Did you not sow good seed in your field, sir? How then does it contain weeds?'
Montgomery New Testament
"The slaves of the owner went to him and said: "'Was it not good seed, sir, that you sowed in your field? From whence then, do you get tares?'
NET Bible
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?'
New Heart English Bible
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'
Noyes New Testament
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?
Sawyer New Testament
And the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence then has it poisonous darnel?
The Emphasized Bible
And the servants of the householder, coming near, said to him, - Sir! was it not, good seed, thou didst sow in thy field? Whence then hath it, darnel?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The servants of the proprietor came, and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it the zizane?
Twentieth Century New Testament
On this the owner's servants came to him, and said 'Was not it good seed that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the tares in it come from?'
Webster
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Williams New Testament
And the farmer's slaves came up to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where did the wild wheat plants come from?'
World English Bible
The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'
Worrell New Testament
And the servants of the house-holder, corning near, said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?'
Worsley New Testament
So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?
Youngs Literal Translation
'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
Themes
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the tares
Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The compassion of God
End of the world » What the end of the world is likened to
Gospel » Compared to » Good seed
Harvest » The day of the lord’s harvest
Jesus Christ » Kingdom of » Its nature
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the tares and other teachings (in galilee)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The tares (darnel)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a man who sowed good seed
Parables » Parables of Christ » Tares
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Weeds Among The Wheat
26 But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also. 27 "So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?' 28 "'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 16:17
But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them.
1 Corinthians 1:11-13
For I have been distinctly informed, my brethren, about you by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.
1 Corinthians 3:5-9
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are just God's servants, through whose efforts, and as the Lord granted power to each, you accepted the faith.
1 Corinthians 12:28-29
And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
But if Christ is preached as having risen from the dead, how is it that some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?
1 Corinthians 16:10
If Timothy pays you a visit, see that he is free from fear in his relations with you; for he is engaged in the Master's work just as I am.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and has appointed us to serve in the ministry of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 6:1
And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.
2 Corinthians 6:4
On the contrary, as God's servants, we seek their full approval--by unwearied endurance, by afflictions, by distress, by helplessness;
Galatians 3:1-3
You foolish Galatians! Whose sophistry has bewitched you--you to whom Jesus Christ has been vividly portrayed as on the Cross?
Ephesians 4:11-12
And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
James 3:15-16
That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.
James 4:4
You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God.