Matthew 13:28-30

Matthew 13:28-30

[28] He said  unto them,  An enemy  hath done  The servants  unto him,  Wilt thou  then  that we go  them  up?  [29] But  he said,  Nay;  while ye gather up  the tares,  ye root up  also the wheat  with  them.  [30] Let  both  grow together  the harvest:  and  in  the time  of harvest  I will say  to the reapers,  Gather ye together  first  the tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn  them:  but  gather  the wheat  into  barn. 

What does Matthew 13:28-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The owner recognized that an enemy was responsible for the weeds, but he instructed his servants to allow the weeds to grow among the wheat until the harvest. Then he would separate them. Evidently there were many weeds. The reapers would gather the weeds first and burn them. Then they would harvest the wheat.
The new truth about the present age that this parable revealed is that good and evil people will co-exist in it (e.g, Judas Iscariot among Jesus" disciples; cf. Matthew 13:47-49). In contrast, the Old Testament prophets said that in the coming messianic kingdom righteousness will prevail and God will judge sin swiftly (cf. Isaiah 11:1-5; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 54:14; Isaiah 60:17-18; Jeremiah 33:14-15).
Jesus interpreted this parable to His disciples later ( Matthew 13:36-43). He previously used the Old Testament figure of harvest to refer to judgment ( Matthew 9:37-38). In this case the wheat and the weeds must be people who face judgment in the future. [1]