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Matthew 13:38

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The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
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  1. John 8:44Rank 1 from verse 38
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.

  2. Acts 13:10Rank 2 from verse 38
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    10And 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?

  3. Philippians 3:18–19Rank 3 from verse 38
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    18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

    19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

  4. 1 John 3:8–10Rank 4 from verse 38
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

    9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

    10In 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.

  5. 1 Peter 1:23Rank 5 from verse 38
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    23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

  6. Genesis 3:15Rank 6 from verse 38
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  7. James 1:18Rank 7 from verse 38
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    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  8. Matthew 13:19Rank 8 from verse 38
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    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

  9. 1 John 3:2Rank 9 from verse 38
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    2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

  10. Colossians 1:6Rank 10 from verse 38
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    6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

  11. Hosea 2:23Rank 11 from verse 38
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    23And 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 which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

  12. Isaiah 53:10Rank 12 from verse 38
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord 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 the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  13. James 2:5Rank 13 from verse 38
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    5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  14. John 1:12–13Rank 14 from verse 38
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    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

    13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  15. John 12:24Rank 15 from verse 38
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

  16. Luke 24:47Rank 16 from verse 38
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  17. Matthew 24:14Rank 17 from verse 38
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    14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

  18. Psalms 22:30Rank 18 from verse 38
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    30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

  19. Romans 10:18Rank 19 from verse 38
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    18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

  20. Romans 8:17Rank 20 from verse 38
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    17And 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 together.

  21. Zechariah 10:8–9Rank 21 from verse 38
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    8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

    9And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

  22. Mark 16:15–20Rank 22 from verse 38
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    15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

    17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

    18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

    19¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

    20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

  23. Matthew 28:18–20Rank 23 from verse 38
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

    19¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

    20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  24. Revelation 14:6Rank 24 from verse 38
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    6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

  25. Romans 16:26Rank 25 from verse 38
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    26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

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Matthew 13:38

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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13:36Then 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.

13:37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

13:38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

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

13:40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

13:41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

13:43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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