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Matthew 13:38 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Matthew 13:38 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 13 verse 38 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;”
Matthew 13:38 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 13:38
The field is the world (ὁ δὲ ἀγρός ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος, ho de agros estin ho kosmos)—not merely the church, but the entire created order where believers and unbelievers coexist. The good seed are the children of the kingdom (υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας, huioi tēs basileias)—those who belong to God's reign through new birth. The tares are the children of the wicked one (υἱοὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ, huioi tou ponērou)—literally 'sons of the evil one,' identifying spiritual parentage (John 8:44).The distinction between wheat and tares (likely darnel, Lolium temulentum, which looks identical to wheat until maturity) illus...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 13:38
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“the devil”
“of whom I told you often”
“Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?,And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?,,,,,,,,”
“for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed”
“not of corruptible seed”
“and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head”
“and doesn't understand it”
“that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.”
“then heirs; heirs of God”
“to them he gave the right to become God's children”