KJV ORIGINAL
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the workers came to the landowner and were like, 'Hey boss, didn't you plant good seeds in your field? Where did all these weeds come from?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes bad things grow right next to the good things we planted, and that's confusing but not our fault.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was traditionally attributed to Matthew, a Jewish tax collector, and written for a primarily Jewish Christian audience around 80-90 CE. It aimed to affirm Jesus as the Messiah for Jewish believers, provide ethical guidance, and address their identity within a changing post-Temple Jewish landscape.
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