Matthew 13:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Field

The good

1 John 3:2

The children of the wicked

1 John 3:8

General references

Matthew 25:2

Bible References

Field

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end shall come.

And Jesus having come spoke to them, saying, All authority is given unto me in heaven and upon earth.

OMITTED TEXT

and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

But I say, Have they not all heard? Yea, truly, Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

but having now indeed been made manifest, through the prophetical scriptures, and having been made known to all the Gentiles, according to the commandment of the eternal God, unto the obedience of faith;

having come to you, as it is indeed in the whole world bearing fruit and increasing, as also among you, from the day on which you heard and have known the grace of God in truth;

And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven having the eternal gospel to preach to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

The good

But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:

Truly, truly, I say unto you, Unless the grain of wheat having fallen into the ground may die, it remains alone; but if it may die, it produces much fruit.

And if children, indeed heirs; truly heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer together, in order that we may also be glorified together.

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.

Hear, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen the poor in the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him with divine love?

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, who lives and abides.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

The children of the wicked

Every one hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding it, the wicked one comes, and seizes away that which is sown in his heart: he is the one sown by the wayside.

You are of your father the devil, and you wish to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there was no truth in him. When he may speak a lie, he speaks of his own: because he is a liar, and the father of the same.

said, O thou full of all guile and rascality, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of God?

For many walk about, of whom I frequently spoke to you, and now I speak even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:

The one doing sin is of the devil; because the devil sins from the beginning. Unto this the Son of God was made manifest, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

General references

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.