Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil One;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
37He answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.
Cross References
Psalms 22:30The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
Hosea 2:23And I will plant her for myself in the land; And I will have pity upon her that was called Unpitied; And I will say to them called Not-my-people, Thou art my people; And they shall say, Thou art my God.
Matthew 13:19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, All power was given to me in heaven and on earth.
Luke 24:47and that repentance for the remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 8:44Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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 →