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Matthew 13:37
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples in a house after dismissing the crowds, directly responding to their request to explain the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:36).
The words — ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) means answering, and σπείρων (speirōn) means sowing, anchoring the verse in the immediate dialogue and the parable’s agricultural imagery.
The thread — The sower identity appears at the parable’s introduction in Matthew 13:24 and parallels the New Testament pattern of identifying Christ or His appointed servants as the source of spiritual planting (1 Corinthians 3:5).
Why it lands — The text explicitly names the Son of Man as the one who sows the good seed. Readers must accept this stated origin before inferring anything about the field’s nature or the subsequent conflict.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 3:5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
- Matthew 13:24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
- Matthew 13:27 The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
- Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
- Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Matthew 8:20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- Matthew 10:40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
- Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
- John 13:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”