Matthew 13:8 Meaning and Explanation
“But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →At last some seed falls on good ground and yields an abundant harvest in varying measures.
What Does Matthew 13:8 Mean?
After three failures comes the great But. Some seed reaches good ground, soil that is open, deep, and clear, and it bears fruit in extraordinary measure, thirty, sixty, even a hundred times what was sown.
Such yields are lavish by any farmer's reckoning, a picture of the overflowing harvest the kingdom brings where the word is truly received. Notice the differing measures: fruitfulness is real even when it varies. The good ground is the heart that hears, holds fast, and lets the word work all the way down, and from such hearts God brings forth a return far beyond the sowing.
Matthew 13:8 in the Original Language
karpos (καρπός), 'fruit' -- the produce or yield of a plant, used for the visible result of an inward, living word.
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What does Matthew 13:8 mean?
At last some seed falls on good ground and yields an abundant harvest in varying measures.