Matthew 13:38
Context13:38 The field is the world and the good seed are the people 1 of the kingdom. The weeds are the people 2 of the evil one,
Matthew 16:26
Context16:26 For what does it benefit a person 3 if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 25:34
Context25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.


[13:38] 1 tn Grk “the sons of the kingdom.” This idiom refers to people who should properly be, or were traditionally regarded as, a part of God’s kingdom. L&N 11.13 translates the phrase: “people of God’s kingdom, God’s people.”
[13:38] 2 tn Grk “the sons of the evil one.” See the preceding note on the phrase “people of the kingdom” earlier in this verse, which is the opposite of this phrase. See also L&N 9.4; 11.13; 11.14.
[16:26] 3 tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.