³⁸ and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are ^(A)the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are ^(B)the sons of ^(C)the evil one;

^44 (A)You are of ^(B)your father the devil, and ^(C)you want to do the desires of your father. ^(D)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ^(E)there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks ^[a]a lie, he ^(F)speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of ^[b]lies.

⁸ The one who does sin is ^(A)of the devil, because the devil sins from the beginning. ^(B)The Son of God ^(C)was manifested for this purpose, ^(D)to destroy the works of the devil.