Matthew 13:27
Good News Translation
The man's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, it was good seed you sowed in your field; where did the weeds come from?'

New Revised Standard Version
And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’

Contemporary English Version
The servants came and asked, "Sir, didn't you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?"

New American Bible
The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?’

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?

the servants.

1 Corinthians 3:5-9 The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given. . . .

1 Corinthians 12:28,29 And God indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors: after that miracles: then the graces of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. . . .

1 Corinthians 16:10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. . . .

2 Corinthians 6:1,4 And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain. . . .

Ephesians 4:11,12 And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors: . . .

whence.

Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them.

1 Corinthians 1:11-13 For it hath been signified unto me, my brethren, of you, by them that are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ be preached, that he arose again from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

*etc:

Galatians 3:1-3 O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth: before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucified among you? . . .

James 3:15,16 For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish. . . .

James 4:4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world becometh an enemy of God.

Context
The Parable of the Weeds
26And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. 27And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle? 28And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?…
Cross References
Matthew 13:25
But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

Matthew 13:26
And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.

Matthew 13:28
And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?

Matthew 20:1
The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew 13:26
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