Declare to us. That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in such a plain manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son…

Into a furnace of fire—better, the furnace—that is, the furnace of Gehenna, in which there will be “the wailing …

Saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is …

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had spoken to the multitude in parables to induce them to ask Him their meaning. Yet, even thoug…

The identification of the actors is over, and the description of the action begins. As the weeds are “pulled up” and burned, so it is at the end. T…

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire. This is a metaphorical expression; for, as the infinite glory which is laid up for the sons of…

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire
Not a material, but a metaphorical one; denoting the wrath of God, which …

Previously, the Lord showed the obstacles to the Gospel's teaching through two parables. However, because someone might say: ‘If the teaching is hi…