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The Parable of the Weeds

Matthew 13:28

In 9 translations

BSB
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
KJV
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
WEB
“He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’
ASV
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?
LSV
And he says to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Will you, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
YLT
And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
DBY
And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?
DRC
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?
GNV
And hee said to them, Some enuious man hath done this. Then the seruants saide vnto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them vp?

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δοῦλοι (“the servants”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λέγουσιν (“they say”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἶπον (“they said”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read συλλέξωμεν (“we shall gather”); Byzantine text read συλλέξομεν (“we will gather”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles place αὐτῷ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: δοῦλοι αὐτῷ λέγουσιν. Tregelles read δοῦλοι αὐτῷ λέγουσιν; Westcott and Hort (1881) read αὐτῷ λέγουσιν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δοῦλοι λέγουσιν αὐτῷ; Robinson–Pierpont read δοῦλοι εἶπον αὐτῷ.
  • SBLGNT: συλλέξωμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read συλλέξωμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read συλλέξομεν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς· Ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι αὐτῷ λέγουσιν· Θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξωμεν αὐτά;
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς, Ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. Οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι εἶπον αὐτῷ, Θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξομεν αὐτά;
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς, Ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. Οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι εἶπον αὐτῷ, Θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξωμεν αὐτά;
SCR1894
ο δε εφη αυτοις εχθρος ανθρωπος τουτο εποιησεν οι δε δουλοι ειπον αυτω θελεις ουν απελθοντες συλλεξωμεν αυτα

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:3–7Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus…
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
  • Luke 9:49–54“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.” As the…
  • Jude 1:22–23And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:6–11The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him. So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love…

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