Verse | Translation | Text |
Mt 13:27 | Strong Concordance | So [1161] the servants [1401] of the householder [3617] came [4334] and said [2036] unto him [846], Sir [2962], didst [4687] not [3780] thou sow [4687] good [2570] seed [4690] in [1722] thy [4674] field [68]? from whence [4159] then [3767] hath it [2192] tares [2215]? |
King James | 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? |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
So the servants of the householder came--that is, Christ's ministers. and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?--This well expresses the surprise, disappointment, and anxiety of Christ's faithful servants and people at the discovery of "false brethren" among the members of the Church. |