Matthew 13:43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	τότε tote	G5119	the when · adverb
shall	ἐκλάμψουσιν eklampsousin	G1584	to be resplendent · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
the righteous	δίκαιοι dikaioi	G1342	equitable (in character or act) · adjective — nominative plural masculine
shine forth	ἐκλάμπω eklámpō	G1584	to be resplendent
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
the sun	ἥλιος hēlios	G2246	perhaps akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
the kingdom	βασιλείᾳ basileia	G932	properly · noun — dative singular feminine
of	πατρὸς patros	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
their	αὐτῶν. autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
Father	πατήρ patḗr	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively
Who hath	ἔχων echōn	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
ears	ὦτα ōta	G3775	the ear (physically or mentally) · noun — accusative plural neuter
to hear	ἀκουέτω.¶ akouetō	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — present active imperative, 3rd person singular
let him hear	ἀκούω akoúō	G191	to hear (in various senses)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and eve…
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Matthew 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation…
1 Corinthians 15:41-54 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in gl…
Revelation 21:22-23 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Revelation 21:3-5 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be hi…
Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:24-43

In these verses, we have, I. Another reason given why Christ preached by parables, Mat 13:34, Mat 13:35. All these things he spoke in parables, because the time was not yet come for the more clear and plain discoveries of the mysteries of the kingdom. Christ, to keep the people attending and expecting, preached in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them; namely, at this time and in this sermon. Note, Christ tries all ways and methods to do good to the souls of men, and to make impressions upon them; if men will not be instructed and influenced by plain preaching, he will try them with parables; and the reason here given is, That the scripture might be fulfilled. The passage he…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father--as if they had been under a cloud during the present association with ungodly pretenders to their character, and claimants of their privileges, and obstructors of their course. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear--(See Mar 4:9). Fifth and Sixth Parables or Third Pair: THE HIDDEN TREASURE and THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (Mat 13:44-46). The subject of this last pair, as of the two former, is the same, but also under a slight diversity of aspect: namely-- THE PRICELESS VALUE OF THE BLESSINGS OF THE KINGDOM. And while the one parable represents the Kingdom as "found without seeking," the other holds forth the Kingd…

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John Gill on Matthew 13:43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun,.... The time referred to is, when the tares shall be separated from the wheat: when they that offend and do iniquity, shall be gathered out of Christ's kingdom; when the wicked shall be cast into hell: then the "righteous", not who are so merely in their own apprehensions, and in the judgment of others; nor by their obedience, legal or evangelical; but who are made so, by the righteousness of Christ imputed to them: these, though they have been in this world loaded with reproaches, and attended with many afflictions and persecutions; and have been despised for their poverty and meanness, and want of outward glory, honour, riches, and prosperit…

The Church Fathers

That is, Let him understand who has understanding, because all these things are to be understood mystically, and not literally.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 43.) Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father." Not because it will be just so much only, but because this star is surpassed in brightness by none that we know. He uses the comparisons that are known to us.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 47

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Church — Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship. In the New Testament it is the translation of the Greek word ecclesia,…
Fishing, the art of — Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jesus called his disciples (Mark 1:16-20), and it was in a fishing-boat he rebuked the winds and the…
Adoption · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Gospel · .Good seed — .Good seed
Judgment · THE GENERAL — THE GENERAL
Kingdom Of Heaven · .To a man who — .To a man who
Parables · Parables of christ: Tares — Parables of christ: Tares
Reaping · Illustrative of: The final judgment — Illustrative of: The final judgment
Righteous · .The sun — .The sun
Saints, Compared To · The sun — The sun
Sermon · Besi — Besi
Sun, The · Illustrative: (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints — Illustrative: (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Matthew 13:43

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:24-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:43

John Gill on Matthew 13:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 13:43

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:24-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:43

John Gill on Matthew 13:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 13:31-43

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 13:43