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Matthew 13:5
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Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep.
Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth: and foorth with they sprung vp, because they had no deepenesse of earth.
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,
"Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.
Some seed fell on rocky ground, where there wasn't much dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.
"Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.
And some fell vpon stony grounde, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprong vp, because they had no depth of earth.
"Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep.
Other seed fell on rocky patches where there was not much soil. It sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow;
and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew very fast there, because the soil was not deep.
Other fell upon the rock, where there was not sufficient soil; and it sprang up earlier because the ground was not deep enough;
Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep.
And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have any depth of soil.
And other fell on the stony places where they did not have much earth, and it immediately sprang up because it had no deepness of earth.
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of eretz.
Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.
Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately [fn] it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth.
And other [fn] fell upon a rock, so that it had not much soil: and it sprung up forthwith, because there was no depth of earth.
Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anone they sprong vp, because they had no depenesse of earth.
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth.
Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth.
Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth;
But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe.
and others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much earth: and right away they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.
Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.
Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.
Some seeds fell between rocks. The seeds came up at once because there was so little ground.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil.
And, some, fell on the rocky places, where it had not much earth, - and, straightway, it sprang up, because if had no depth of earth;
And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,
Some fell apo stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth:
and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
Some fell vpon stony grounde, & anone it spronge vp, because it had no depth of earth:
another part fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth: and it soon sprung up, because the soil was shallow:
Jesus asked, "Are you starting to get a handle on all this?" They answered, "Yes." He said, "Then you see how every student well-trained in God's kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it." When Jesus finished telling these stories, he left there, returned to his hometown, and gave a lecture in the meetinghouse. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise, get such ability?" But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "We've known him since he was a kid; he's the carpenter's son. We know his mother, Mary. We know his brothers James and Joseph, Simon and Judas. All his sisters live here. Who does he think he is?" They got their noses all out of joint. But Jesus said, "A prophet is taken for granted in his hometown and his family." He didn't do many miracles there because of their hostile indifference.
Some other seed fell in a rocky area,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 13:20, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26, Amos 6:12, Zechariah 7:12
Reciprocal: Mark 4:5 - General Luke 8:6 - General
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And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
And the boys grew up; Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.
They will take away their tents and their flocks;They will carry off for themselvesTheir tent curtains, all their goods, and their camels,And they will call out to one another, ‘Terror on every side!'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Some fell upon stony places,.... Such a place as the Jews call ×××ס×ת, a barren, stony place, a place from whence, they say, they take stones, and ××ת ס××¢, and which ××× × ×¨××× ××ר××¢×, "is not fit for sowing" d; and such were those places and spots of ground, that some of these seeds fell upon; and design such hearers, in whom the natural hardness of their hearts continues, and who remain unbroken by the word, and are without any true sense of sin, and repentance for it.
Where they had not much earth, to cover them and take root in: this is expressive of such persons who have slight convictions of sin, and awakenings of the natural conscience; some little, light, and speculative notions of the word, in the understanding and judgment; some flashes of natural affection for it, and outward expressions of delight and pleasure in it; some show of grace, and a form of godliness, but no real heart work.
And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth; to strike their roots downwards: and through the reflection of the heat, upon the rocks and stones, they quickly broke through the thin surface of the earth over them, and appeared above ground before the usual time of the springing up of seed: which may not only denote the immediate reception of the word by these hearers, and their quick assent to it; but their sudden and hasty profession of it, without taking due time to consider the nature and importance thereof; and the seeming cheerfulness in which they did both receive and profess it; though it was only outward and hypocritical, and more on account of the manner of preaching it, than the word itself, and through a selfish principle in them; and did not arise from any real experience of the power of it on their souls, or true spiritual pleasure in it: nor could it be otherwise, since their stony hearts were not taken away, nor hearts of flesh given them; wherefore the word had no place in them, and made no real impression on them; they remained dead in trespasses and sins; the word was not the savour of life unto life unto them, or the Spirit that giveth life; they did not become living and lively stones; they continued as insensible as ever of their state and condition by nature, of the exceeding sinfulness of sin, of the danger they were in, and of their need of Christ, and salvation by him; they were as hard, and obdurate, and as inflexible, as ever, without any real contrition for sin, or meltings of soul through the influence of the love and grace of God; and as backward as ever to submit to the righteousness of Christ, being stout hearted, and far from it; and being no more cordially willing to be subject to the sceptre of his kingdom, or to serve him in righteousness and holiness, than they ever were; for the word falling upon them, made no change in them; their hearts were as hard as ever, notwithstanding the seeming and hasty reception of it; though they did not refuse to hearken to the word externally, did not put away the shoulder, or stop their ears, yet their hearts were still like an adamant stone: nothing but the mighty power of God, and his efficacious grace, can break the rocky heart in pieces; or give an heart of flesh, a sensible, soft, and flexible one, with which a man truly repents of sin, believes in Christ, and becomes subject to him.
d T. Bab. Erachin, fol. 32. 1. & Gloss. in ib. & Bava Bathra, fol. 156. 2. & Gloss. in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In parables - The word âparableâ is derived from a Greek word signifying âto compare together,â and denotes a similitude taken from a natural object to illustrate a spiritual or moral subject. It is a narrative of some fictitious or real event, in order to illustrate more clearly some truth that the speaker wished to communicate. In early ages it was much used. Pagan writers, as Aesop, often employed it. In the time of Christ it was in common use. The prophets had used it, and Christ employed it often in teaching his disciples. It is not necessary to suppose that the narratives were strictly true. The main thing - âthe inculcation of spiritual truthâ - was gained equally, whether it was true or was only a supposed case. Nor was there any dishonesty in this. It was well understood no person was deceived. The speaker was not âunderstoodâ to affirm the thing âliterally narrated,â but only to fix the attention more firmly on the moral truth that he presented. The âdesignâ of speaking in parables was the following:
- To convey truth in a more interesting manner to the mind, adding to the truth conveyed the beauty of a lovely image or narrative.
- To teach spiritual truth so as to arrest the attention of ignorant people, making an appeal to them through the âsenses.â
- To convey some offensive truth, some pointed personal rebuke. in such a way as to bring it âhomeâ to the conscience. Of this kind was the parable which Nathan delivered to David 2 Samuel 12:1-7, and many of our Saviourâs parables addressed to the Jews.
- To âconcealâ from one part of his audience truths which he intended others should understand. Thus Christ often, by this means, delivered truths to his disciples in the presence of the Jews, which he well knew the Jews would not understand; truths pertaining to them particularly, and which he was under no obligations to explain to the Jews. See Mark 4:33; Matthew 13:13-16.
Our Saviourâs parables are distinguished above all others for clearness, purity, chasteness, importance of instruction, and simplicity. They are taken mostly from the affairs of common life, and intelligible, therefore, to all people. They contain much of âhimselfâ - his doctrine, life, design in coming, and claims, and are therefore of importance to all people; and they are told in a style of simplicity intelligible to the child, yet instructive to people of every rank and age. In his parables, as in all his instructions, he excelled all people in the purity, importance, and sublimity of his doctrine.
Matthew 13:3
A sower went forth to sow - The image here is taken from an employment known to all people, and therefore intelligible to all.
Nor can there be a more striking illustration of preaching the gospel than placing the seed in the ground, to spring up hereafter and bear fruit.
Sower - One who sows or scatters seed - a farmer. It is not improbable that one was near the Saviour when he spoke this parable.
Matthew 13:4
Some seeds fell by the way-side - That is, the hard âpathâ or headland, which the plow had not touched, and where there was no opportunity for it to sink into the earth.
Matthew 13:5
Stony places - Where there was little earth, but where it was hard and rocky, so that the roots could not strike down into the earth for sufficient moisture to support the plant.
When the sun became hot they of course withered away. They sprang up the sooner because there was little earth to cover them.
Forthwith - Immediately. Not that they sprouted and grew any quicker or faster than the others, but they were not so long in reaching the surface. Having little root, they soon withered away.
Matthew 13:7
Among thorns - That is, in a part of the field where the thorns and shrubs had been imperfectly cleared away and not destroyed.
They grew with the grain, crowded it, shaded it, exhausted the earth, and thus choked it.
Matthew 13:8
Into good ground - The fertile and rich soil.
In sowing, by far the largest proportion of seed will fall into the good soil; but Christ did not intend to teach that these proportions would be exactly the same among those who heard the gospel. Parables are designed to teach some âgeneralâ truth, and the circumstances should not be pressed too much in explaining them.
An hundred-fold ... - That is, a hundred, sixty, or thirty âgrainsâ for each one that was sowed an increase by no means uncommon. Some grains of wheat will produce twelve or fifteen hundred grains. The usual proportion on a field sown, however, is not more than twenty, fifty, or sixty bushels for one.
Matthew 13:9
Who hath ears ... - This is a proverbial expression, implying that it was every manâs duty to pay attention to what was spoken, Matthew 11:15.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 13:5. Stony places — Where there was a thin surface of earth, and a rock at the bottom.
