Matthew 13:30

“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.”’””

Matthew 13:30 · direct translation from the Greek
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Wheat and weeds grow together until the harvestThe Kingdom of God

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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;

Read all of Matthew 13

To study Matthew 13 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    On which four kinds of ground did the sower's seed fall (vv. 4–8)?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why did Jesus teach the crowds in parables (vv. 10–13)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    In the sower's parable, worry can choke the word (v. 22). What chokes it most in your day?

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