en_tn/mat/13/27.md

807 B

translationWords

translationNotes

  • Jesus continues to tell a large crowd of people different parables that describe what the kingdom of God is like. These verses continue the parable of the weeds.
  • the landowner - This is the same person who sowed good seed in his field.
  • did you not sow good seed in your field? - "you sowed good seed in your field." The landowner probably had his servants plant the seeds (see UDB). (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion and [en:ta:translate:metonymy]]).
  • He said to them - "The landowner said to the servants"
  • So do you want us - The word "us" refers to the servants.
  • gather them up - "pull the weeds up" to throw them away (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)