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For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
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God's Mysterious Work
Commentators explain that the phrase "of herself" highlights a growth that is automatic and mysterious, not dependent on human power or understanding. Just as a farmer plants a seed and trusts it to grow, we sow the seed of God's word and trust the Holy Spirit to work in a person's heart, often in ways we cannot see.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself. This means it is done without the power of man. It is done while man is engaged in other th…
Of herself (αυτοματη). Automatically, we say. The secret of growth is in the seed, not in the soil nor in the weather nor in the c…
19th Century
Anglican
The earth bringeth forth fruit of herself.—Stress is laid on the spontaneity of growth, and the lesson drawn from it is o…
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This parable emphasizes the mysterious power of the seed to produce a crop. All the farmer can do is plant the seed on suitable ground; he cannot m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself Without any further help, or cultivation from the husbandman; though u…
These declarations were intended to draw the disciples' attention to the word of Christ. By His instructing them in this way, they were enabled to …
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