The Parable of the Weeds Explained

(Zephaniah 1:1–6)

36 Then [Jesus] dismissed the crowds [and] went into the[fn] house. His disciples came to Him [and] said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37 He replied, “The [One] who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 [The] field is the world, and [the] good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. [The] weeds are the sons of the evil [one], 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is [the] end of the age, and [the] harvesters are angels.

40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of this age.[fn] 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. 42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, [where] there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.[fn]

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.