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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.

(13:36–43) The disciples again come to Jesus, this time to explain the parable of the wheat and weeds. This is the second time the disciples ask Jesus for an explanation of a parable (Matt 13:18–23). Jesus proceeds to go through the parable in order to explain what each aspect of the parable symbolizes. The close of the explanation repeats a call given at the end of the sower parable (13:9) for those who hear to truly understand. 13:36 Jesus leaves the crowds, whom
Matthew 13:36–43