Matthew 13:38
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
37But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,
Cross References
Psalms 22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Hosea 2:23And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God.
Matthew 13:19From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem.
John 8:44Ye are of the devil, as [your] father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:25-44
Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, &c.. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So 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? 28 He… Read the whole commentary →