1 Machabæorum 13:38

Clementine Latin Vulgate

Ager autem est mundus. Bonum vero semen, hi sunt filii regnum. Zizania autem, filii sunt nequam.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Ager autem est mundus. Bonum vero semen, hi sunt filii regnum. Zizania autem, filii sunt nequam.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
ager autem est mundus; bonum vero semen, hi sunt filii regni; zizania autem filii sunt Mali;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

field: Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 24:47, Romans 10:18, Romans 16:26, Colossians 1:6, Revelation 14:6

the good: Psalms 22:30, Isaiah 53:10, Hosea 2:23, Zechariah 10:8, Zechariah 10:9, John 1:12, John 1:13, John 12:24, Romans 8:17, James 1:18, James 2:5, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:9

the children of the wicked: Matthew 13:19, Genesis 3:15, John 8:44, Acts 13:10, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:19, 1 John 3:8, 1 John 3:10

Reciprocal: Isaiah 57:4 - are ye Matthew 13:25 - tares Matthew 22:10 - both Matthew 25:1 - the kingdom Matthew 25:2 - General Mark 14:22 - this Luke 16:22 - was carried 1 Corinthians 10:4 - that Rock Ephesians 2:2 - the children 2 Thessalonians 2:8 - that 1 John 2:13 - the wicked 1 John 3:12 - of

Gill's Notes on the 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 the apostles were afterwards sent; or the church of Christ, in the several parts of the world:

the good seed are the children of the kingdom: they which are designed by the good seed, are such, for whom the kingdom of heaven is prepared, to whom it is bequeathed, and who are appointed to it; who are possessed of the kingdom of grace here, and are heirs of the kingdom of glory; and have both a meetness for it, and a right unto it, being the children of God by adoption, and that appearing by regeneration:

but the tares are the children of the wicked one: the persons intended by "the tares", are such professors of religion, as both by their principles and practices, manifestly show that they are of their father the devil; they resemble and imitate him, and do his works; and plainly declare, that they were never born of God, and are in no better state, though under a profession, than openly profane and immoral persons; and are more hurtful and scandalous to the interest of Christ, than such are.

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, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to no particular nation or people. The good seed was the children of the kingdom; that is, of the kingdom of God, or Christians. For these the Saviour toiled and died. They are the fruit of his labors. Yet amid them were wicked people; and all hypocrites and unbelievers in the church are the work of Satan. Yet they must remain together until the end, when they shall be separated, and the righteous saved and the wicked lost. The one shall shine clear as the sun, the other be cast into a furnace of fire - a most expressive image of suffering.

We have no idea of more acute suffering than to be thrown into the fire, and to have our bodies made capable of bearing the burning heat, and living on m this burning heat forever and forever. It is not certain that our Saviour meant to teach here that hell is made up of “material” fire; but it is certain that he meant to teach that this would be a proper “representation” of the sufferings of the lost. We may be further assured that the Redeemer would not deceive us, or use words to torment and tantalize us. He would not talk of hell-fire which had no existence, nor would the Saviour of people hold out frightful images merely to terrify mankind. If he has spoken of hell, then there is a hell. If he meant to say that the wicked shall suffer, then they will suffer. If he did not mean to deceive mankind, then there is a hell, and then the wicked will be punished. The impenitent, therefore, should be alarmed. And the righteous, however much wickedness they may see, and however many hypocrites there may be in the church, should be cheered with the prospect that soon the just will be separated from the unjust, and that they shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.