Neville Goddard on Matthew 13:24-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 13 in context

Scripture Focus

24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27So 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?

28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matthew 13:24-30

Biblical Context

In this parable, a field yields good seed and tares sown by an enemy; the wheat and tares grow together until the harvest, when a judgment of separation occurs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this parable the field is the living consciousness where the kingdom of heaven takes root as an inner reality. The good seed is your true nature, the I AM awareness that sows unity, order, and life. The tares, sown by an unseen adversary, are beliefs of lack, fear, judgment, and separation that appear when you identify with a sleeping mind. The delay in uprooting the tares teaches that hasty action would uproot the very wheat; true discernment grows as awareness ripens. The harvest is not a verdict upon others but a recognition that two appearances inhabit the same field of mind until you awaken to the truth: the soil of your mind is the Kingdom, and your I AM will separate the real from the counterfeit in its own light. You are asked to trust that, while appearances persist, your work is to hold the vision of wholeness and treat all as aspects of your own consciousness, not rival kingdoms. When you center your attention in the I AM, the inner landscape rearranges; the wheat emerges as realized life and the tares fade in the glow of awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state I am the Wheat, the living seed of consciousness, right now. Then feel the harvest as already accomplished; bless the tares as mistaken thoughts and let the wheat be gathered into your barn, i.e., your realized life.