But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
But when the good plants started growing and producing grain, that's when the weeds showed up too.
Sometimes the fake stuff only becomes obvious when the real thing starts growing.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of Jesus, agriculture was a primary livelihood in ancient Israel, where farmers commonly faced the challenge of weeds growing alongside their crops, potentially choking out the good plants. This verse is part of the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares in Matthew 13, where Jesus illustrates how an enemy secretly sows weeds among the good seed in a field, symbolizing the infiltration of evil into God's kingdom. The parable reflects the reality of good and evil coexisting in the world until the time of harvest, which points to the final judgment.
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