WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PARABLE
Who tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds?
Answer: Jesus (Matthew 13:24)
In Jesus’ explanation, who does the farmer represent?
Answer: The Son of Man (Jesus) (Matthew 13:37)
What do the servants want to do to the weeds right away?
Answer: Pull them out (Matthew 13:28)
What does Jesus say righteous people will do at the end?
Answer: Shine like the sun (Matthew 13:43)
According to Jesus, why do parables both reveal truth and hide it at the same time?
Answer: Because understanding depends on a person’s willingness to listen and respond
(Matthew 13:10–11, 15)
What does the farmer plant in his field?
Answer: Good seed (wheat) (Matthew 13:24)
What does the field represent?
Answer: The world (Matthew 13:38)
Why does the farmer refuse to pull the weeds immediately?
Answer: Pulling them might uproot the wheat (Matthew 13:29)
Instead of judging others, what should believers focus on?
Answer: Their own spiritual growth (Matthew 13:43)
What BIG truth do both lessons teach about God’s timing?
Answer: God’s timing is patient and purposeful
(Matthew 13:29–30)
Who plants weeds among the wheat?
Answer: An enemy (Matthew 13:25)
Who does the good seed represent?
Answer: The children of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:38)
What does this teach us about God’s patience?
Answer: God is patient and protects what is good (Matthew 13:29–30)
What attitude helps protect unity in the church?
Answer: Patience (Matthew 13:29)
How should believers respond while waiting on God’s timing?
Answer: By growing in faith and obedience
(Matthew 13:30, 43)
When do the weeds become noticeable?
Answer: When the wheat sprouts and forms heads (Matthew 13:26)
Who do the weeds represent?
Answer: The children of the evil one (Matthew 13:38)
Why is waiting important in this parable?
Answer: God sees the whole picture (Matthew 13:30)
How does this parable challenge how we view others?
Answer: We should trust God’s timing and show grace (Matthew 13:29–30)
How do both lessons challenge the desire to immediately label people as “good” or “bad”?
Answer: They remind us that God alone sees hearts and outcomes
(Matthew 13:13–15, 29–30)
When does the farmer plan to separate the wheat and weeds?
Answer: At the harvest (Matthew 13:30)
Who is the enemy in the parable?
Answer: The devil (Matthew 13:39)
Who is responsible for final judgment?
Answer: God, not people (Matthew 13:30, 39)
What does it mean to live as “wheat” today?
Answer: To live in obedience and righteousness (Matthew 13:43)
What does the wheat and weeds parable reveal about God’s approach to judgment?
Answer: God delays judgment to protect the righteous and allow growth
(Matthew 13:29–30)