Matthew 13:8
And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
7And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
9He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Cross References
Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
Luke 8:15But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.
Romans 7:18For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not.
Philippians 1:11Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →