13:35 The Lord spoke in parables to the multitude but explained them in private to his disciples. See 13:10ff and 13:17,18.
These are things kept secret from the foundation of the world!
13:17 They were sought, unsuccessfully, by many prophets and tsaddik (righteous men)The Parable of the Tares
13:36 - 39 Just like in 13:17,18, the Lord explained this parable only to his disciples, after he had sent the multitude away and had gone indoors with his disciples.- The Son of Man : the sower of the good seed
- The world : the field
- The Sons of the Kingdom : the good seed that were sown
- The Sons of the Wicked One : the tares sown by the enemy
- The Devil : the enemy who sowed the tares
- The Harvest : the end of the age
- Angels : reapers
Let us ponder, fearfully, over this:
Who are those among us who have been sown by the Sower of the good seed? And who, among us, are actually the tares sown by the Devil? The secret of this parable is found in the answer to the question,
"Dear Seed, Who is your Sower?"
