Parallel Verses
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?'
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?
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?
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?'
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
De
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Weeds Among The Wheat
26 So when the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 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?' 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?'
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 16:17
I urge you, brethren, to take note of those who cause divisions and difficulties, contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; avoid them.
1 Corinthians 1:11-13
For I have been informed by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you, my brethren.
1 Corinthians 3:5-9
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord assigned to each one.
1 Corinthians 12:28-29
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then those having gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and those speaking in various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
Now if Christ is preached that he has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1 Corinthians 16:10
Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you with nothing to fear, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
2 Corinthians 6:1
Working together with him, then, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 6:4
But as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, distresses,
Galatians 3:1-3
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?
Ephesians 4:11-12
And he gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
James 3:15-16
This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
James 4:4
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.