Matthew 13:38 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, p...
Matthew 13:38 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:24-30 ; Matthew 13:36-43 . The Wheat and the Tares. Mt. only. The parable is a substitute for rather than an adaptation of Mark 4:26-29 *. We need not deny its genuineness on the ple...
Matthew 13:38 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

are . these are: i.e. represent. Figure of speech Metaphor. App-6. children . sons. App-108.
Matthew 13:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on 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 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The children of the kingdom— This is a Hebraism, signifying the heirs of the kingdom, ch. Matthew 8:12 where the unbelieving Jews are named the children of the kingdom, in opposition to the G...
Matthew 13:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. See the comments at 13:24-30.
Matthew 13:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A Day of Parables 1-3a. Teaching by parables begun ( Mark 4:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). This chapter introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St. Matthew gives us a group of seven, the first four...
Matthew 13:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The tares are the children of the wicked one. — It was, perhaps, natural that theologians, who saw in heresy the greatest of all evils, should identify the tares with heretics. So far as heresy ris...
Matthew 13:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1-58 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements an...
Matthew 13:38 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genuine and Counterfeit Matthew 13:34-43 Throughout the Synoptic Gospels-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-a consistent distinction is made between the outer ranks of the people, or disciples, and the in...
Matthew 13:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its ex...
Matthew 13:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. (37) He answered and said unto them, He t...
Matthew 13:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The field is the world ,.... That which is represented by "the field", in which the good seed is sown, is not only the land of Judea, where Christ preached in person, but the whole world, into which...
Matthew 13:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; Ver. 38. The field is the world ] The Christian world, the Church, not t...
Matthew 13:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Jesus sent the multitude away The evening probably drawing on, for the people had now been long collected together: and went From the vessel where he had been preaching; into the house Pro...
Matthew 13:38 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house (typically Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typ...
Matthew 13:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parable of the Tares, the Mustard-Seed, the Leaven, c.. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is...
Matthew 13:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 13:39 " .
Matthew 13:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Eight Parables of The Kingly Rule of Heaven (13:1-53). Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing forcefully ( Matthew 11:12 ) and that through Jesus' activities as the Serv...
Matthew 13:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 13:35 . Fulfilled. —The quotation illustrates, much in the same way as those in Matthew 8:17 ; Matthew 12:17 , St. Matthew’s peculiar way of dealing with the prophetic l...
Matthew 13:38 - Scofield Reference Notes

world Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 4:8 ). kingdom ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 3:2 ).
Matthew 13:38 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many par...
Matthew 13:38 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 13:24 . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it wa...
Matthew 13:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 13:2 . He went into a ship. A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew 13:3 . He spake many things to them in parables....
Matthew 13:38 - The Biblical Illustrator

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares. The tares and the wheat This parable relates chiefly to the condition of the Church. I. The mixed condition of His Church in our world....
Matthew 13:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter ( Matthew 13:1-40 ). (1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as it woul...
Matthew 13:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus explains the parable of the tares:
Matthew 13:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:10 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 John 3:8 ; 1 John 3:9 ; 1 Peter 1:23 ; Acts 13:10 ; Colossians 1:6 ; Genesis 3:15 ; Hosea 2:23 ; Isaiah 53:10 ; James 1:18 ; James 2:5 ; John 1:12 ; John 1:...
Matthew 13:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The good seed are the children of the kingdom — That is, the children of God, the righteous.

Matthew 13:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 13:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 13:38 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 13:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 13:38 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 13:38 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 13:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 13:38 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 13:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 13:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 13:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 13:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes