The Parable of the Weeds Explained
The disciples ask Jesus to explain the weeds in the field.
T36hen Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Jesus says the sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.
37He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
The field is the world, the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, and the weeds are the sons of the evil one.
38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
The enemy is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
As weeds are burned, so it will be at the end of the age.
40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son of Man sends his angels to remove scandal and lawlessness from his kingdom.
41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
The wicked are cast into the fiery furnace with weeping and gnashing of teeth.
42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The righteous shine like the sun in the Father’s kingdom.
43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.