Letἄφετεbothἀμφότεραgrow togetherσυναυξάνεσθαιuntilμέχριthe harvest;τοῦ θερισμοῦandκαὶatἐνharvest timeκαιρῷ τοῦ θερισμοῦI will tellἐρῶthe reapers,τοῖς θερισταῖς“GatherΣυλλέξατεthe darnelτὰ ζιζάνιαfirstπρῶτονandκαὶtieδήσατεitαὐτὰinεἰςbundlesδέσμαςtoπρὸς τὸburnκατακαῦσαιit,αὐτάbutδὲgatherσυναγάγετεthe wheatτὸν σῖτονintoεἰςmyμουbarn.”’”τὴν ἀποθήκην
Matthew 13:30
Study it in the app“Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the darnel first and tie it in bundles to burn it, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’””
Wheat and weeds grow together until the harvestThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 13:30, word by word
- Letἄφετεaphete
allow
To permit: the children coming to Jesus.
Where else “aphete” appears- bothἀμφότεραamphotera
both
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphotera” appears- grow togetherσυναυξάνεσθαιsynauxanesthai
grow together
Grow together, grow side by side.
Where else “synauxanesthai” appears- untilμέχριmechri
until, as far as
Until; as far as.
Where else “mechri” appears- the harvestθερισμοῦtherismou
harvest
Harvest.
Where else “therismou” appears- harvest timeκαιρῷkairōi
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairōi” appears- I will tellἐρῶerō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erō” appears- the reapersθερισταῖςtheristais
reaper
Reaper, harvester.
Where else “theristais” appears- “GatherΣυλλέξατεSyllexate
gather, collect
Gather, collect, pick up.
Where else “Syllexate” appears- the darnelζιζάνιαzizania
weeds, darnel
Darnel, weeds: a plant that looks like wheat while it grows but gives a poisonous grain.
Where else “zizania” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- tieδήσατεdēsate
bind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dēsate” appears- bundlesδέσμαςdesmas
bundle
Bundle.
Where else “desmas” appears- burnκατακαῦσαιkatakausai
burn up
Burn up completely.
Where else “katakausai” appears- gatherσυναγάγετεsynagagete
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagete” appears- the wheatσῖτονsiton
wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
Where else “siton” appears- barn.”’ἀποθήκηνapothēkēn
barn, storehouse
Barn, granary, storehouse.
Where else “apothēkēn” appears
The context
29But he says, ‘No, so that while gathering the darnel you do not uproot the wheat along with them.
30 · This verse (above)
31He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field;
To study Matthew 13 in a group
1. What it says
On which four kinds of ground did the sower's seed fall (vv. 4–8)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus teach the crowds in parables (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
In the sower's parable, worry can choke the word (v. 22). What chokes it most in your day?