King James Version
What Does Matthew 13:8 Mean?
“But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.”
Context
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And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
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Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(8) **Into good ground.**—Here also the Greek has the definite article, “*the* good ground.” The different results imply that even here there were different degrees of fertility. The hundredfold return was, perhaps, a somewhat uncommon increase, but the narrative of Isaac’s tillage in Genesis 26:12 shows that it was not unheard of, and had probably helped to make it the standard of a more than usually prosperous harvest.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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