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Selected Verse: Matthew 13:38 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 13:38 |
King James |
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The tares are the children of the wicked one--As this sowing could only be "while men slept," no blame seems intended, and certainly none is charged upon "the servants"; it is probably just the dress of the parable. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).
kingdom
(See Scofield) - (Mat 3:2). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The good seed are the children of the kingdom - That is, the children of God, the righteous. |
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;