Matthew 13:37

Contemporary English Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

King James Version (1611)
He answered, and said vnto them, Hee that soweth the good seed, is the sonne of man.

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

English Standard Version
He answered, "The one 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,

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "The man who planted the good seed in the field is the Son of Man.

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then answered he, and saide to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He 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,

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

Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

Darby Translation
But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

Easy-to-Read Version
He answered, "The man who planted the good seed in the field is the Son of Man.

George Lamsa Translation
He answered and said to them, He who sowed good seed is the Son of man.

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

Lexham English Bible
So he answered and said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Literal Translation
And answering, He said to them, The One sowing 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;

Bible in Basic English
And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

Hebrew Names Version
He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

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

Etheridge Translation
He answered and said to them, He who sowed the good seed is the Son of man.

Murdock Translation
And he answered, and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered and sayde vnto them: He that soweth the good seede, is the sonne of man.

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

World English Bible
He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He answering said to them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone;

Update Bible Version
And he answered and said, He that 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;

New English Translation
He answered, "The one who sowed 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 Living Translation
Jesus replied, "The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.

New Life Bible
Jesus said, "He Who plants the good seed is the Son of Man.

New Revised Standard
He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he, answering, said - He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of Man;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.

Revised Standard Version
He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them: He that soweth the good sede, is the sonne of man:

Mace New Testament (1729)
he answered them, he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man:

THE MESSAGE
So he explained. "The farmer who sows the pure seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the pure seeds are subjects of the kingdom, the thistles are subjects of the Devil, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, the curtain of history. The harvest hands are angels.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"All right," he said. "I am the registered bull that makes everything pure.

Contextual Overview

²⁴ Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field. ²⁵ But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left. ²⁶ When the plants came up and began to ripen, the farmer's servants could see the weeds. ²⁷ The servants came and asked, "Sir, didn't you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?" ²⁸ "An enemy did this," he replied. His servants then asked, "Do you want us to go out and pull up the weeds?" ²⁹ "No!" he answered. "You might also pull up the wheat. ³⁰ Leave the weeds alone until harvest time. Then I'll tell my workers to gather the weeds and tie them up and burn them. But I'll have them store the wheat in my barn." ³¹ Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field. ³² Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree. Birds even come and nest on its branches. ³³ Jesus also said: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He: Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:27

is: Matthew 13:41, Matthew 10:40, Matthew 16:13-16, Luke 10:16, John 13:20, John 20:21, Acts 1:8, Romans 15:18, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7, Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 2:3

Reciprocal: Isaiah 28:28 - Bread Mark 4:14 - sower Luke 8:5 - sower

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He answered and said unto them,.... Being very ready to answer their request, and willing to communicate spiritual knowledge to them; thereby showing great condescension, and humility in himself, and great affection to them:

he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man; he that is signified by the man that sowed good seed in his field, is "the son of man"; by whom he means himself, the seed of the woman; and the son of David; who being anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure, went about Judea and Galilee, preaching the everlasting Gospel, to the conversion of sinners, thereby making them good seed; though this may be understood of him, as including his apostles and ministers, whom he makes use of as instruments for the good of souls, by preaching the Gospel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to no particular nation or people. The good seed was the children of the kingdom; that is, of the kingdom of God, or Christians. For these the Saviour toiled and died. They are the fruit of his labors. Yet amid them were wicked people; and all hypocrites and unbelievers in the church are the work of Satan. Yet they must remain together until the end, when they shall be separated, and the righteous saved and the wicked lost. The one shall shine clear as the sun, the other be cast into a furnace of fire - a most expressive image of suffering.

We have no idea of more acute suffering than to be thrown into the fire, and to have our bodies made capable of bearing the burning heat, and living on m this burning heat forever and forever. It is not certain that our Saviour meant to teach here that hell is made up of “material” fire; but it is certain that he meant to teach that this would be a proper “representation” of the sufferings of the lost. We may be further assured that the Redeemer would not deceive us, or use words to torment and tantalize us. He would not talk of hell-fire which had no existence, nor would the Saviour of people hold out frightful images merely to terrify mankind. If he has spoken of hell, then there is a hell. If he meant to say that the wicked shall suffer, then they will suffer. If he did not mean to deceive mankind, then there is a hell, and then the wicked will be punished. The impenitent, therefore, should be alarmed. And the righteous, however much wickedness they may see, and however many hypocrites there may be in the church, should be cheered with the prospect that soon the just will be separated from the unjust, and that they shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.