# Matthew 13.27

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?</span>**
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> 28. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?</span> 29. But he saith, <span class="rl-speech">Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.</span> (Matthew 13:25-29, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">The servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from?’</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">“He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’</span> 29. “But he said, <span class="rl-speech">‘No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.</span> (Matthew 13:25-29, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span>**
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> 28. He said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">An enemy hath done this.</span> The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29. But he said, <span class="rl-speech">Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.</span> (Matthew 13:25-29, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?</span>**
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> 28. And he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?</span> 29. 'And he said, <span class="rl-speech">No, lest, gathering up the darnel, ye root up with it the wheat,</span> (Matthew 13:25-29, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)
- [Atheism Moral Neutrality Failure](/codex/atheism-moral-neutrality-failure/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)
- [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)
- [No True Scotsman Charge Defeater](/codex/no-true-scotsman-charge-defeater/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)

**Concepts:**

- [Hypocrisy](/codex/hypocrisy/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)
- [Inquisition](/codex/inquisition/), via [Matthew 13.24-30](/codex/matthew-13-24-30/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 13](/codex/matthew-13/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.