Matthew 13:38
Context| NETBible | The field is the world and the good seed are the people 1 of the kingdom. The weeds are the people 2 of the evil one, |
| XREF | Ge 3:15; Ps 22:30; Isa 53:10; Ho 2:23; Zec 10:8,9; Mt 13:19; Mt 24:14; Mt 28:18-20; Mr 16:15-20; Lu 24:47; Joh 1:12,13; Joh 8:44; Joh 12:24; Ac 13:10; Ro 8:17; Ro 10:18; Ro 16:26; Php 3:18,19; Col 1:6; Jas 1:18; Jas 2:5; 1Pe 1:23; 1Jo 3:2,9; 1Jo 3:8,10; Re 14:6 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “the sons of the kingdom.” This idiom refers to people who should properly be, or were traditionally regarded as, a part of God’s kingdom. L&N 11.13 translates the phrase: “people of God’s kingdom, God’s people.” 2 tn Grk “the sons of the evil one.” See the preceding note on the phrase “people of the kingdom” earlier in this verse, which is the opposite of this phrase. See also L&N 9.4; 11.13; 11.14. |
