Matthew 13:38

American Standard Version (1901)

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one] ;

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  • John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
  • 1 John 3:8-9 : 8 he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
  • Rev 14:6 : 6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people;
  • John 12:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
  • John 1:12-13 : 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
  • Matt 24:14 : 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
  • Ps 22:30 : 30 A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
  • Hos 2:23 : 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.
  • Zech 10:8-9 : 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return.
  • Rom 8:17 : 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified with [him] .
  • Rom 10:18 : 18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto obedience of faith:
  • Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as [it doth] in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
  • 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
  • Matt 28:18-20 : 18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
  • Mark 16:15-20 : 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. 17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

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  • Matt 13:39-44
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    39and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

    40As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.

    41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

    42and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

    43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

    44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  • Matt 13:36-37
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    36Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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  • Matt 13:18-32
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    18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

    20And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

    21yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

    22And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

    23And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

    24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

    25but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

    26But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

    27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

    28And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

    29But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

    30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

    31Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

    32which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

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    11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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    3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

    5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

    6and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

    7And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

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    14The sower soweth the word.

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  • Matt 13:47-49
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    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

    48which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

    49So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,

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    12but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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    26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

  • Mark 4:18
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    18And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,

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    13But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

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    15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Mark 4:3-4
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    3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

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    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

  • Mark 4:20
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    20And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

  • Luke 13:19-20
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    19It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

    20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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    36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

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    31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,