Matthew 13:30
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Let both grow together until 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 my barn.”
συναυξάνω
Grow together, increase side by side. Synauxanō. The wheat and the weeds grow up together until the harvest. What you are planted beside shapes what you become. Choose your field wisely.
ἕως
until
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ἕως
Until, up to, as far as. Heōs. God's purposes press forward until every promise reaches its appointed end. Trust the distance between here and there.
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θερισμός
harvest
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θερισμός
Harvest. Therismos. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. The world is ripe for harvest. The shortage is not opportunity. The shortage is people willing to go.
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καιρός
time
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καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
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ῥέω
I will say
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ῥέω
To utter, to speak, to say. Rhéō. Words are not passive; they carry weight and shape reality. Speak with intention.
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θεριστής
harvesters;
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θεριστής
Harvester, reaper. Theristēs. The Son of Man will send out his harvesters at the end of the age to gather the harvest of the earth. Be found working when the Harvester comes.
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συλλέγω
do gather
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συλλέγω
Gather, collect. Syllégō. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, syllégō-ing each to their end. What you are becoming is what is being gathered.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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ζιζάνιον
weeds
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ζιζάνιον
Darnel, false grain, counterfeit wheat. Zizanion. The enemy sows impostors among the genuine, and they grow together until the harvest. Not everything that looks like wheat is wheat.
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δέω
do bind
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δέω
Bind, tie, restrain. Déō. What is bound on earth can be bound in heaven. The authority to bind is given to those who walk in faithful obedience. Use it wisely.
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δέσμη
bundles
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δέσμη
Bundle, bound together. Desmē. At the harvest, the weeds are gathered into bundles to be burned. What is bound together matters. Choose your bonds carefully.
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κατακαίω
to burn
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κατακαίω
Burn completely, consume wholly. Katakaió. The fire of judgment in Scripture does not merely scorch — it consumes entirely. What God judges, he judges thoroughly.
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σῖτος
the wheat
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σῖτος
Grain, wheat. Sîtos. The farmer gathers the wheat into the barn while the chaff is burned. What is cultivated and genuine will be preserved.
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συνάγω
do gather together
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συνάγω
To gather together, to assemble. Sunago. For where two or three gather in My name there I am. The presence of Jesus is promised to the gathered church. Come together.
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μέ
of mine.’
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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