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Matthew 13:38

The kingdom of GodSpiritual warfare

36 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

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BSB
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
KJV
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
WEB
the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.
ASV
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one];
DARBY
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
BLB
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
ÅB
Åkeren er verden. Det gode såkornet er rikets barn; men ugresset er den ondes barn.
OTB
og åkeren er verden; det gode frøet står for rikets barn, og ugresset er den ondes barn.
B1930
Akeren er verden; den gode sæd, det er rikets barn; men ugresset er den ondes barn;

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  • John 8:44

    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Acts 13:10

    and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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  • Philippians 3:18–19

    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

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  • 1 John 3:8–10

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

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  • 1 Peter 1:23

    For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

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  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

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  • Matthew 13:19

    When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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  • James 1:18

    He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

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