Matthew 13:37
New International Version
He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.

English Standard Version
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

Berean Standard Bible
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

Berean Literal Bible
And answering He said, "The One sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;

King James Bible
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

New King James Version
He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

New American Standard Bible
And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

NASB 1995
And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

NASB 1977
And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Legacy Standard Bible
And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Amplified Bible
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Christian Standard Bible
He replied, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He replied: “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

American Standard Version
And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered: The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man.

English Revised Version
And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He answered, "The one who plants the good seeds is the Son of Man.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man;

International Standard Version
He answered, "The person who sowed good seed is the Son of Man,

Majority Standard Bible
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

NET Bible
He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

New Heart English Bible
And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Webster's Bible Translation
He answered and said to them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

Weymouth New Testament
"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

World English Bible
He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

Berean Literal Bible
And answering He said, "The One sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.

New American Bible
He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,

New Revised Standard Version
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He answered and said to them, He who sowed good seed is the Son of man.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he answered and said to them, “He who sowed the good seed is The Son of Man.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He answered and said to them: He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;

Godbey New Testament
And He responding said, The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;

Haweis New Testament
And he replying said to them, He that sowed the good seed, is the Son of man;

Mace New Testament
he answered them, he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man:

Weymouth New Testament
"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

Worrell New Testament
And, answering, He said, "He that sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

Worsley New Testament
and He answered them, and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36Then 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.” 37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,…

Cross References
John 15:1-5
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...

John 4:34-38
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. / Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. ...

Matthew 9:37-38
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

Luke 10:2
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

John 12:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...

Isaiah 61:1-3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Isaiah 55:10-11
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

Galatians 6:7-9
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

James 5:7-8
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

2 Corinthians 9:10
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Jeremiah 31:27-28
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. / Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:9
For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.


Treasury of Scripture

He answered and said to them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;

He.

Matthew 13:24,27
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: …

is.

Matthew 13:41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Matthew 16:13-16
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? …

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Matthew 13
1. The parable of the sower and the seed;
18. the explanation of it.
24. The parable of the weeds;
31. of the mustard seed;
33. of the leaven;
36. explanation of the parable of the weeds.
44. The parable of the hidden treasure;
45. of the pearl;
47. of the drag net cast into the sea.
53. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.














He replied
In this passage, Jesus is responding to His disciples' request for an explanation of the parable of the weeds. The Greek word used here is "ἀποκριθεὶς" (apokritheis), which means "having answered" or "replied." This indicates a direct and intentional response from Jesus, emphasizing His role as a teacher who provides clarity and understanding to His followers. In the context of the Gospels, Jesus often uses parables to convey deeper spiritual truths, and His replies are crucial for unlocking these mysteries.

The One who sows the good seed
This phrase identifies Jesus Himself as the sower. The Greek word for "sows" is "σπείρων" (speirōn), which implies an ongoing action of planting or scattering seed. The "good seed" represents the message of the Kingdom of God and the children of the Kingdom. Historically, sowing was a common agricultural practice in ancient Israel, and Jesus uses this familiar imagery to convey spiritual truths. The act of sowing good seed signifies the spreading of the Gospel and the establishment of God's Kingdom on earth.

is the Son of Man
The title "Son of Man" is a significant messianic term that Jesus frequently uses to refer to Himself. It has roots in the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Daniel 7:13-14, where it describes a heavenly figure who is given authority and an everlasting dominion. By using this title, Jesus is affirming His identity as the Messiah and His divine authority. The phrase underscores His role in the divine plan of salvation and His mission to bring about the Kingdom of God. In the context of Matthew 13, it highlights Jesus' authority to interpret and fulfill the parables He teaches.

(37) He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.--Primarily, we must remember that the parable refers to the kingdom of heaven--i.e., to that new order of things which the Christ came to establish, and which is conveniently described as the Church which owns Him as its Lord. It offers, accordingly, an explanation of the presence of evil in that Church, and only by inference and analogy does it bear upon the wider problem of the origin of the evil in the world at large. That analogy, however, is not likely to mislead us. If the Son of Man has been "the Light that lighteth every man" (John 1:9), then He had been a sower of the good seed in the wider region of the world from the beginning, and then also all who followed after righteousness had been children of the kingdom.

Verse 37. - He answered and said unto them. In the following reply of our Lord (vers. 37-43) observe the change of style at ver. 40. Until then we have pithy, concise sentences all joined by the simple copula δέ, which can hardly be anything else than literal translations of the Lord's own phrases. But vers. 40-43 are in the usual style of this Gospel. The Son of man (Matthew 8:20, note).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
He replied,
ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“The [One]
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who sows
σπείρων (speirōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

good
καλὸν (kalon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

seed
σπέρμα (sperma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of Man.
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.


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