Matthew 13:38
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 in the real world
In what words
- ζιζάνιονzizániondarnel or false grain
- ἀγρόςagrósa field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamle
- σπέρμαspérmasomething sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; special
- καλόςkalós
- κόσμοςkósmosorderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense
- εἰσίeisíthey are
- βασιλείαbasileíaproperly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figurativ
- υἱόςhuiósa "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kin
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jhn 8:44, Act 13:10, Php 3:18–19, 1Jn 3:8–10, Gen 3:15, 1Pe 1:23, Mat 13:19, Jas 1:18