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These are those who were sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
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A Heart Prepared for Growth
Commentators explain that "good ground" isn't a natural state but describes a heart made receptive by God's grace. Scholars like John Gill note that no one is naturally good, while Matthew Henry encourages believers to pray for God's "new-creating grace" to prepare their hearts to truly receive the Word and produce fruit.
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Bear fruit (καρποφορουσιν). Same word in Mt 13:23 and Lu 8:15. Mark gives the order from thirty, sixty, to a hundred, while Mt 13:…
19th Century
Baptist
All converts are not equally good. I am afraid that, in our churches, there is a large number of the thirty-fold people. We are glad to have them, …
The seeds sown on the hard-beaten path indicate those who have a shallow reception of the word. Satan snatches it from them before it has had an op…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And these are they which are sown on good ground Such hearers who are intended by the good ground on which other see…
Presbyterian
This parable contained instruction so important that all capable of hearing were obligated to pay attention to it. There are many things it is impo…
