Matthew 13:27 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

English Amplified

And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The landowner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

English EASY 2024

So the farmer's servants came to him. They asked him, “Master, you planted only good seeds in your field but now many weeds are also growing there. How did this happen?”

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then the man's servants came to him and said, 'You planted good seed in your field. Where did the weeds come from?'

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?'

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The man's servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, it was good seed you sowed in your field; where did the weeds come from?’

English God's Word - GW 1995

"The owner's workers came to him and asked, 'Sir, didn't you plant good seed in your field? Where did the weeds come from?'

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The landowner's slaves came to him and said, 'Master, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

English KJV 1611

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The slaves of the householder came to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?'

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"The owner's servants came to him. They said, 'Sir, didn't you plant good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'

English NKJ 1982

So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

The farmer's servants came and told him, 'Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds!'

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So the farmer’s hired hands came to him and said, ‘Sir, wasn’t that good seed that you sowed in the field? Where did all these weeds come from?’

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?’

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“The farmer's men came and told him, 'Sir, the field where you planted that choice seed is full of thistles!'

English Tyndale 1537

The servants (then) came to the householder, and said unto him. Sir sowest not thou good seed in thy close, from whence then hath it tares?