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Matthew
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And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
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Tares grow unnoticed until they begin to bear fruit, at which point they can be identified; similarly, heretics remain unrecognized until they begin to teach, at which moment they spread their poison and reveal themselves. Consequently, the Savior proclaimed, “from their fruit ye shall know them” (Matt. 7:16). It can also be noted that when Christ sowed, heretics were not present; it was only when the true believers flourished that heretics emerged."},{"author-name":"Tichon of Zadonsk","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8989ff6b5b4c943e70095_Tichon%20of%20Zadonsk.png","category":"Holy Fathers and Teachers","century":18,"exegesis-text":"There are instances when weeds grow among the wheat. The wheat represents the righteous, while the weeds symbolize the unrighteous. Similarly, the wicked coexist with the godly. At first glance, the weeds may appear indistinguishable from the wheat, but as the wheat matures and begins to yield fruit, it becomes clear that they are indeed weeds. Likewise, the wicked may not be immediately recognized, but gradually their true nature is unveiled: “By their fruits you will know them,” declares the Lord (Matthew 7:20). There exists a significant disparity between the weeds and the wheat, just as there is between the unrighteous and the righteous. Weeds, as we observe, serve no purpose; in contrast, wheat is beneficial in every way. Therefore, the wicked are ultimately unproductive, while the godly are valuable in all respects. Weeds, being unworthy, are collected into bundles and burned at harvest, while the wheat is stored in the barn. In the same manner, the unrighteous, as unfruitful, will be gathered at the end of the age, bound as bundles and cast into the everlasting fire. Adulterers and fornicators, along with the corrupt and intoxicated, will constitute this bundle. Thieves, hunters, and robbers who take from others will also be part of it. The deceitful and crafty will form their own bundle, as will those who slander and curse. Hypocrites, who present a façade of holiness while harboring wickedness within, will likewise contribute to this assembly. These and others who act lawlessly will face eternal damnation as unfruitful servants. However, the righteous—the just, the holy, and the good—who exhibit the fruits of God’s word through patience, yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold, will be gathered into the heavenly realm like wheat into the barn. “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the weeds are the sons of the evil one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, it will be at the end of this age: the Son of Man will send His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom all seducers and workers of iniquity and cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth; then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Matthew 13:37-43). Sinners, let us turn back! May we not be consumed by the eternal fire like the weeds but bear worthy fruits of repentance. By God’s grace, may we become the wheat gathered into the heavenly barn. “O God of Power! Restore us, and shine Your face upon us, and we shall be saved” (Psalm 79:4)."},{"author-name":"Michail (Lusin)","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c89550c567e172d15b3055_Michail%20(Lusin).png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"While people were unaware during the night, the adversary acted. The ill intent of the enemy manifested as he scattered tares among the wheat. Tares represent everything that grows among the wheat to its harm, including various plants that compete with wheat, such as cucurbits, crane-peas, and wild oats. Initially, the tares and the wheat appear nearly indistinguishable, resembling each other closely at the start of their growth. It is only as they develop further that they can be identified separately."},{"author-name":"Abbot Panteleimon about the Trinity","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c96d263b8c22d9c467bdab_no-pic-theosis.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"As the greenery flourished and the fruit emerged, and the ears of grain became visible, that was when the weeds began to make their presence known. At first, it was quite challenging to differentiate them from the wheat."},{"author-name":"Lopuchin A.P.","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c891400ee1341634d2276d_Lopuchin%20A.P..png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"The Saviour conveyed that the kingdom of heaven would prevail through the strength of truth, inherent in its essence, and by this same strength—rooted in faith and love—it would rejuvenate the world. However, its expansion would not occur without the schemes of the primordial adversary, who would relentlessly employ every tactic of malice to hinder or obstruct the advancement of that kingdom. In this regard, ‘the kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,’ yet during the night, his foe sowed weeds among the wheat to stifle the good seed. When the servants observed this, they suggested to their master that they should remove the weeds, but he replied, ‘No; lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest,’ at which point the harvesters will gather the weeds without causing harm to the wheat, binding them into bundles to be burned, while the wheat will be stored in the barn."},{"author-name":"Paul Matwejewski","author-image":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6864003fdf3714da6ff0b33a/68c8969f5be0d592d5a10576_Paul%20Matwejewski.png","category":"Christian Authors","century":19,"exegesis-text":"In the parable of the sower, the Lord explained that only a quarter of the seeds landed on fertile soil, while in the parable of the weeds, it is revealed that the adversary, taking advantage of human negligence, does not leave the seeds that have settled in good soil untouched. The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who sowed excellent seeds in his field; however, while the man slept, his foe came and scattered weeds among the wheat and then departed. When the grass withered and bore fruit, the weeds also became evident. 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