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The Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament surveys each book of the New Testament at several levels—Book, Division, Section, Pericope, Paragraph, and Unit—providing contextually appropriate commentary on each level. The reader of the commentary can easily ascertain the contextual importance of any larger section, or pericope, or even a particular verse of Scripture.

(13:24–30) The second of ten parables in the parable discourse is now given. Like many other parables, this one is introduced as being about the kingdom of heaven. Using another horticultural analogy, the parable describes a man who sows good seed in his field. As the man sleeps, an enemy sows darnel weed in his field. The man’s slaves report this to him, and the man declares that an enemy has done this to his field. When the slaves ask whether they should pull the weed out,
Matthew 13:24–30