Mark 4:8

Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.’

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In The King James Version

And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

In Context

7Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

9And Jesus said, ‘Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.’

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Cross References

Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year an increase of a hundredfold, for the Lord blessed him.

Matthew 13:23But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the person who hears the message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.’

Luke 8:8Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundredfold return.’ After saying this, Jesus cried aloud, ‘Let those who have ears to hear with hear.’

John 1:12But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God – to those who believe in his name.

John 7:17If anyone has the will to do God’s will, they will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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