Matthew 13:38
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
Young's Literal Translation
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 doth serve 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, My people thou [art], and it saith, My God!'
Matthew 13:19Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
Matthew 28:18And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;
Luke 24:47and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
John 8:44'Ye are of a father — the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, 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 →