Secrets of the Kingdom
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. Matthew 13:26 · Berean Standard Bible
When the wheat grew and started producing grain, the weeds became visible too. The enemy's sabotage was finally revealed.
Evil is often invisible at first. It is only when you look for fruit that you can tell the difference between the real and the counterfeit.
Jesus continues the parable.
The truth eventually comes out. When it is time to bear fruit, the fakes are exposed. You can tell the wheat from the weeds by what they produce.
When the wheat sprouts and bears grain (karpon epoiesen), the weeds (zizania) also become visible, revealing the enemy's sabotage only at the point of fruitfulness.
Darnel becomes distinguishable from wheat primarily at the grain-bearing stage, when wheat heads develop full kernels while darnel produces smaller, often toxic seeds. The revelation of evil comes at the time of fruiting.
Jesus continues the parable.
The true nature of the weeds is revealed only when the wheat begins to bear fruit -- evil becomes visible when the time for genuine productivity arrives.
24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
26When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
27The 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?’
28‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
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