Matthew 13:38
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
37And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
Cross References
Psalms 22:30A seed serves Him, || It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
Hosea 2:23And I have sowed her to Me in the land, || And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, || And I have said to Lo-Ammi, You [are] My people, || And he says, My God!”
Matthew 13:19Everyone hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding—the evil one comes, and snatches that which has been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
Matthew 28:18And having come near, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me;
Luke 24:47and conversion and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His Name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
John 8:44You are of a father—the Devil, and the desires of your father you will to do; he was a manslayer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar—also his 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 →