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?
Verse 27. So the servants – said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow] A faithful and vigilant minister of Christ fails not to discover the evil, to lament it, and to address himself to God by prayer, in order to find out the cause of it, and to receive from him proper information how to behave on the occasion.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
27. So the servants of thehouseholder camethat is, Christ’s ministers.
and said unto him, Sir, didstnot thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath ittares?This well expresses the surprise, disappointment, andanxiety of Christ’s faithful servants and people at the discovery of”false brethren” among the members of the Church.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
So the servants of the householder came,…. Christ is the “householder”; the house of which he is master is the church, called the household of God, the household of faith, the family in heaven, and in earth; in which house he bears and sustains many relations, as those of a son, a priest, a master, or governor. By “the servants” that came to him, are meant, not civil magistrates, who have nothing to do in the affairs of churches; nor the angels, though these are ministering servants to Christ, and will be employed by him, in the close of time, to gather up the tares, bind them in bundles, and cast them into the fire; but the ministers of the Gospel, the servants of Christ, and of the most high God, who are made use of in planting, and sowing, and weeding his field, the church: these observing the tares, and fearing the danger the wheat was in by them, as well as troubled and surprised at the appearance and growth of them, came to him, and spread the case before him in prayer; and
said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? Their manner of address, calling him Sir, or Lord, is expressive of their reverence of him, and obedience to him; and which is said, not in word only, but in the sincerity of their hearts, and under the influence of the Spirit of God. They ascribe the field, the church, the good seed, converts that sprung up in it, and the sowing, or making of them such, all to Christ, and not any of this kind, or any part of it to themselves; though they were employed by him in tilling this field, in sowing spiritual things to the saints, and were useful to them in their profession of religion. Moreover, they intimate, that nothing but good could come from Christ; no bad seed, no tares could be of his sowing: and declare their ignorance of the rise of them; which ignorance was owing to their being asleep, when the enemy sowed them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1) “So the servants of the householder came,” (proselthontes de hoi douloi tou oiko despotou) “Then the slaves (field hands) of the house-master approaching,” or went to him; It appears that these servants that went to the householder, Jesus Christ, may have been angel servants, Heb 1:14.
2) “And said unto him,” (eipon auto) “And inquired of him personally.
3) “Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field?” (kurie, ouchi kalon sperma espeiras en to so argo) “Lord or master, did you not sow good or ideal seed in your field?” As He surely did, the “children of the kingdom of heaven,” the church. He chose them and sent them forth into His field, Joh 15:16; Joh 15:27; Mat 10:5-28.
4) “From whence then hath it tares?” (pothen oun echei zizania) “Then how does it have tares?” or children of the wicked one, springing up, bearing no good, but corrupt, darnel or poison fruit, Mat 7:16-18.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
27. Servants of the householder Some understand by the servants here the ministers and guardians of the Church. But the field is not the Church, but the world, or the divine government or kingdom. These servants do not stand for any class of persons. But the false notion that the wicked should be destroyed from the earth is introduced by simply putting it dramatically into the mouths of the servants of the householder. That the servants do not represent any particular class of persons is shown by the fact that they are unmentioned in our Lord’s explanation of the parable which follows.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Mat 13:27. So the servants of the householder The original word ‘, seems to signify in this connection, “the proprietor of the estate:” he is supposed to be the master of the field, and of some lodge or farm-house, in which these servants dwelt.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
27 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?
Ver. 27. So the servants of the householder, &c. ] Godly ministers are much vexed at hypocrites and fruitless hearers. So was our Saviour at the Pharisees, Mar 3:5 ; he looked on them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts. So was Paul at Elymas the sorcerer; he set his eyes upon him, as if he would have looked through him; after which lightning followeth that terrible thunder clap, “O full of all subtilty,” &c. So was Peter at Simon Magus, Act 13:9-10 ; and St John at Diotrephes. “I would they were even cut off that trouble you,” Gal 5:12 . Mihi certe Auxentius nunquam aliud quam diabolus erit, quia Arianus, saith Hilarius, who also called Constantius Antichrist.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Mat 13:27 . . . , etc.: the surprise of the work-people arises from the extent of the wild growth, which could not be explained by bad seed (with so careful a master) or natural growth out of an unclean soil. The tares were all over the field.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
servants = bondservants.
householder = master of the house. See App-98.
Sir. Greek. kurios.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Mat 13:27. , Lord) The name of the Son of Man; see Mat 13:37.-, …, whence? etc.) The servants did not know who had done it, or when.-, zizans) Zizans have a greater resemblance to wheat than thistles and thorns have; the toleration therefore of the former, does not involve as a consequence that of the latter. They often not only pass themselves off for wheat, but also attempt to root out the wheat as if it were zizans.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
the servants: 1Co 3:5-9, 1Co 12:28, 1Co 12:29, 1Co 16:10, 2Co 5:18-20, 2Co 6:1, 2Co 6:4, Eph 4:11, Eph 4:12
whence: Rom 16:17, 1Co 1:11-13, 1Co 15:12-34, Gal 3:1-3, Jam 3:15, Jam 3:16, Jam 4:4
Reciprocal: Mat 13:37 – He
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:27
The servants asked their master for an explanation.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Mat 13:27-28. Simple life-like dialogue requiring little explanation. The servants in perplexity resort to the master, who checks their impatient zeal.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
The function of the slaves in the parable is simply to get information from the owner.