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Parable of the Wheat and Weeds (NLT)

Matthew 13:24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. 26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’

28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed.

“‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. (NOTICE THE PATIENCE OF THE FARMER)

29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”

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Parable of the Wheat and Weeds Explained

36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”

37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one. 39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.

40 “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

The Focus of today’s principle located within this parable: (NOTICE THE PATIENCE OF THE FARMER)

Notice verses

26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’

28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed.

“‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. (NOTICE THE PATIENCE OF THE FARMER)

29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”

The Interpreter’s Bible Commentary states that this parable is challenging to interpret and has had long disputes among theologians for its interpretations.

“But by whatever “egegesis”/interpretation, the story has a salient and perennial truth. It confronts the mystery of wickedness. Why is there evil in our world, in our hearts, and even in the church? The mystery is not explained by this story, but it is not evaded or ignored: ‘An enemy has done this!’....How should we fight this battle? Our instinct is to pluck up the weeds instantly. We propose to eradicate the wickedness, and perhaps even the wicked….But why would we quickly assume that the PATIENCE recommended recommended in the story is unwise?....Wheat and weeds are hard to distinguish until both are in the ear: and the ‘heretic’ has sometimes become the pioneer of truth. Excommunication has sometimes done more harm than good: and persecution by the church, far from being a cleansing, has become a worse blot/smudge. There is another item which we strangely miss. Would we ourselves like to be ‘purged’ from the church and from the fellowship of Christ? We are weeds: only by a self-righteous pride could we claim to be a weedless field. ‘There I go, but for the grace of God.’ Perhaps the more accurate word might be, ‘There I ought to go, for my despising the grace of God.’ Surely ‘all have sinned.’ We should be ruthless with the evil in ourselves, but cautious in our dealings with the evil in others-since our eyes and understanding are both short sighted: and we should be grateful to God’s PATIENCE that he does not do away with us.