unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/13/36.md

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Connecting Statement:

Here the scene shifts to the house where Jesus and his disciples were staying. Jesus begins to explain to them the parable of the field that had both wheat and weeds, which he told beginning in Matthew 13:24.

went into the house

"went indoors" or "went into the house where he was staying"

He who sows the good seed

"The one who sows the good seed" or "The sower of the good seed"

the Son of Man

Jesus is referring to himself. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)

the sons of the kingdom

The idiom "sons of" refers to those who belong to or to have the same character as someone or something. AT: "the people who belong to the kingdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

of the kingdom

Here "kingdom" refers to God the king. AT: "of God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

the sons of the evil one

The idiom "sons of" refers those who belong to or to have the same character as someone or something. AT: "the people who belong to the evil one" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

the enemy who sowed them

"the enemy who sowed the weeds"

end of the world

"end of the age"

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