55 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.”
56 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.

In other versions

The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

the field is the world; and the good seed—these are the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,

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.

and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

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