Matthew 13:38

Matthew 13:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
• New International Version (NIV)The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

Context of Matthew 13:38

36Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” 37And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

Matthew 13:38 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀγρός ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος· τὸ δὲ καλὸν σπέρμα, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας· τὰ δὲ ζιζάνιά εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ·Read the interlinear

• and the fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
• is the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• the goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed(s)G4690
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• and the taresζιζάνιονzizanion · weedG2215
• the evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190

Cross-references for Matthew 13:38

• Matthew 24:14This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Romans 10:18But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”
• Romans 16:26but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith;
• Colossians 1:6which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
• Revelation 14:6And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;
• Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
• Isaiah 53:10But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
• Hosea 2:23I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’”
• Zechariah 10:8I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.
• John 1:12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
• John 12:24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• Romans 8:17and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• James 1:18In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36-43Verses 36-43 Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38The field is the world: The kingdom of heaven includes all nations (Matthew 28:16–20). The sons of the kingdom are those who obey Jesus (13:11–17, 23; 21:43).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3930-39. Let both grow together--that is, in the visible Church. until the harvest--till the one have ripened for full salvation, the other for destruction. (See on Mt 13:39). and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers--(See on Mt 13:39). Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them--"in the fire" (Mt 13:40). but gather the wheat into my barn--Christ, as the Judge, will separate the two classes (as in Mt 25:32). It…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:38

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• Kingdom of Heaven
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• Sin
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• Wicked (People)
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings