Matthew 13:38 Cross References

Matthew 13:38

38: The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

John 8:44

  1. For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Genesis 3:15

  1. From now on, you and the woman will be enemies, and your offspring and her offspring will be enemies. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

1 John 3:8

  1. But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy these works of the Devil.
  2. Those who have been born into God's family do not sin, because God's life is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.
  3. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the Devil. Anyone who does not obey God's commands and does not love other Christians does not belong to God.

Acts 13:10

  1. "You son of the Devil, full of every sort of trickery and villainy, enemy of all that is good, will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?

Philippians 3:18

  1. For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
  2. Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and all they think about is this life here on earth.

1 Peter 1:23

  1. For you have been born again. Your new life did not come from your earthly parents because the life they gave you will end in death. But this new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

Matthew 13:19

  1. The seed that fell on the hard path represents those who hear the Good News about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the seed away from their hearts.

John 1:12

  1. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
  2. They are reborn! This is not a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan--this rebirth comes from God.

Romans 10:18

  1. But what about the Jews? Have they actually heard the message? Yes, they have: "The message of God's creation has gone out to everyone, and its words to all the world."

Matthew 24:14

  1. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come.

Zechariah 10:8

  1. When I whistle to them, they will come running, for I have redeemed them. From the few that are left, their population will grow again to its former size.
  2. Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations, still they will remember me in distant lands. With their children, they will survive and come home again to Israel.

James 2:5

  1. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

Hosea 2:23

  1. "At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites and raise them for myself! I will show love to those I called `Not loved.' And to those I called `Not my people,' I will say, `Now you are my people.' Then they will reply, `You are our God!'"

Psalms 22:30

  1. Future generations will also serve him. Our children will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

Isaiah 53:10

  1. But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him and fill him with grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have a multitude of children, many heirs. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's plan will prosper in his hands.

Romans 8:17

  1. And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

Luke 24:47

  1. With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.'

Romans 16:26

  1. But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they might believe and obey Christ.

1 John 3:2

  1. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

John 12:24

  1. The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives.

Colossians 1:6

  1. This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives everywhere, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God's great kindness to sinners.

James 1:18

  1. In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.

Mark 16:15

  1. And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
  2. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
  3. These signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak new languages.
  4. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick and heal them."
  5. When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand.

Matthew 28:18

  1. Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.
  2. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
  3. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Revelation 14:6

  1. And I saw another angel flying through the heavens, carrying the everlasting Good News to preach to the people who belong to this world--to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
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