27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?


In Context

24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

26 But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

28 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?

29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

Matthew 13:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:27So 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?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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?'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:27And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:27And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:27So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:27The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:27'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:27So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did not you sow good seed in your field? from where then has it tares?