When anyone heareth (παντος ακουοντος). Genitive absolute and present participle, "while everyone is listening and not comprehendi…

When any one hears, etc. The seed represents the word of God communicated in any manner to the minds of men, by the Scriptures, by preachi…

When anyone hears the word — The explanation has become so familiar to us that it is hard to put ourselves in the position of thos…

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and not seen them; and to hear t…

Glossa Ordinaria: He had said above that it was not given to the Jews to know the kingdom of God, but to the apostles. Therefo…

Matthew plunges right into the significance of the various soils. The first soil (that which is “along the path”) refers to those who hear the me a…

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not. He mentions, in the first place, the barren and uncultivated, who …

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom
Hence it appears, that by the "seed" in the parable is meant the Gospel, called the …

Jesus entered a boat so that He might be less pressed, and be better heard by the people. By this He teaches us, in the outward circumstances of wo…

Previously, the Gospel teaching was presented, and its adversaries were refuted. Here, He shows the power of the Gospel teaching. Firstly, He does …