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;
Cross-reference
Matthew 13:19 explains the seed on the path, part of the same parable about the kingdom and the evil one.
Matthew 13:25 gives the backstory: the enemy sowed weeds among the wheat, explaining how sons of evil appear among the good.
Matthew 24:14 says the gospel will be preached in the whole world — reinforcing that the field is the world where God's work unfolds.
Matthew 28:18-20 commands making disciples of all nations — showing the practical implication of the field being the world.
Matthew 22:10 shows the kingdom gathering both good and bad — parallel to the field containing both sons of kingdom and evil one.
Genesis 3:15 introduces enmity between the woman's seed (Christ/believers) and the serpent's seed, prefiguring the two seeds in the parable.
Mark 16:15-20 sends disciples into all the world to preach — echoing the global scope of the field here.
In John 1:12, believers become children of God — these are the good seed, the sons of the kingdom in Matthew 13:38.
In John 1:13, children of God are born of God — this describes the origin of the good seed in Matthew 13:38.
John 8:44 identifies those who belong to the devil as their father, exactly matching the 'sons of the evil one' in the parable.
In John 12:24, Christ as the dying seed produces many seeds — these many seeds are the good seed, the sons of the kingdom.
Acts 13:10 calls Elymas a 'child of the devil', paralleling the weeds as sons of the evil one.
1 John 3:10 echoes the same dichotomy: children of God vs children of the devil, clarifying identity by righteousness and love.
In 1 John 3:12, Cain was 'of that wicked one' — being a child of the devil parallels the tares as children of the wicked one.
In 1 John 2:13, 'the wicked one' is the devil whom the young men overcome, same term as the source of the tares.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:8, 'that Wicked' is revealed, echoing the 'wicked one' whose children are the tares. Both refer to a figure of evil.
In Hosea 2:23, God plants His people — echoing the planting of the good seed in the world in Matthew 13:38.
Philippians 3:19 depicts those set on earthly things, aligning with the weeds who belong to the evil one.
Philippians 3:18 describes enemies of the cross, similar to the weeds as opponents of the kingdom.
Ephesians 2:2 describes 'sons of disobedience' under the ruler of the air — parallel to the sons of the evil one in the world.