I was reading Matthew 13 today, found Jesus’ pattern of telling the parables quite interesting.

Jesus usually told the parables first to the crowds and then when he was alone with his disciples, he explained the meaning of the parables. Want to know why? Read Matthew 13:13 onwards.

I was also surprised to find the Parable of the Weeds right after the Parable of the Sower (I always thought it’s called Parable of the Seed somehow – although I think it should be called the Parable of the Soil) – what’s with the agricultural theme here?

Noting something interesting about the Parable of the Weeds – Matthew 13:28-30 – the master doesn’t allow his servants to gather the weeds in fear that they might root up the wheat as well.. Well, Jesus didn’t explain what’s the meaning of this – so probably it’s not the main point of the parable.