Throughout the parables of Matthew 13, the field consistently symbolizes the world, as verse 38 establishes. In the Parable of the Hidden Treasure, the treasure represents the church members, whom Christ, the man, finds and hides again in the world for protection and sanctification, joyfully sacrificing everything to redeem them. In the Parable of the Sower, the field is the world where the word is sown, yet demons, hardness of heart, and worldly cares hinder its growth. In the Parable of the Tares, the field holds both wheat and tares, the latter sown by an enemy and embodied in oppressive religious leaders. Thus, the field portrays the world as the arena where Christ finds, conceals, and safeguards His treasured, spiritually distinct people. Also see sermons and articles about Field as Symbol of the World.
Matthew 13:37-38 He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
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John 17:11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
