Matthew 13:28
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
KJV
ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς· ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξωμεν αὐτά;
Greek NT
Et ait illis : Inimicus homo hoc fecit. Servi autem dixerunt ei : Vis, imus, et colligimus ea ?
Vulgate
And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
ASV
And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- δοῦλοι αὐτῷ λέγουσιν — SBLGNT
- δοῦλοι αὐτῷ λέγουσιν — Tregelles
- αὐτῷ λέγουσιν — Westcott-Hort
- συλλέξωμεν — SBLGNT
- συλλέξωμεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- συλλέξομεν — Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§827"Christ, 'holy, innocent, and undefiled,' knew nothing of sin, but came only to expiate the sins of the people. the Church, however, clasping sinners to her bosom, at once holy and always in need of purification, follows constantly the path of penance and renewal."299 All members of the Church, including her ministers, must acknowledge that they are sinners.300 In everyone, the…
One and the same God the Father inflicts punishment on the reprobate, and bestows rewards on the elect. 1. It is therefore one and the same God the Father who has prepared good things with Himself for those who desire His fellowship, and who remain in subjection to Him; and who has the eternal fire for the ringleader of the apostasy, the devil, and those who revolted with him, …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 5:3 — For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
- Eccl 3:2 — A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- Matt 13:39 — The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.