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<a href="/esv/matthew/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold. <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And other fell upon the good soil and were yielding fruit--indeed some a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/kjv/matthew/13.htm">King James Bible</a> But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/13.htm">New King James Version</a> But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much. <a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And others fell on the good soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And others fell on the good soil and were yielding a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty. <a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Still other seed fell on good ground and produced fruit: some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown. <a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced 100 or 60 or 30 times as much as was scattered. <a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But other seeds were planted on good ground and produced grain. They produced one hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much as was planted. <a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty." <a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown. <a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop?a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold. <a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a> But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Others fell on good soil and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And other fell upon the good soil and were yielding fruit--indeed some a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And others fell upon good earth and gave fruit, some truly a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet some others fell upon good soil, and they produced fruit: some one hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. <a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a> But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And other fell in good soil, and bore fruit, some one hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And others fell in the good soil and it yielded fruit, some an hundredfold and some sixtyfold and some thirtyfold.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Others fell upon good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But others fell in good ground, and gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but others fell on good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but another part falling upon good soil, became fruitful, some grains yielding an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty. <a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And others fell on the good ground, and were yielding fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>but others fell on good ground, and yielded fruit, some an hundred-<Fr>fold,<FR> some sixty, and some thirty.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/13-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3495" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Parable of the Sower</a> …7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings. 8<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Still</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: Alla (Adj-NNP) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">other seed</a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: epesen (V-AIA-3S) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">fell</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalēn (Adj-AFS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">good</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēn (N-AFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">soil</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edidou (V-IIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">produced</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">a crop—</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1540.htm" title="1540: hekaton (Adj-ANP) -- One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.">a hundredfold,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1835.htm" title="1835: hexēkonta (Adj-ANP) -- Sixty. The tenth multiple of hex; sixty.">sixtyfold,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/5144.htm" title="5144: triakonta (Adj-ANP) -- Thirty. The decade of treis; thirty.">thirtyfold.</a> 9He who has ears, let him hear.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Mark 4:8</a> Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.” <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8</a> Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6</a> that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. <a href="/james/3-18.htm">James 3:18</a> Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a> For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. <a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a> But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a> Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a> Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred times, some sixty times, some thirty times.good.<a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a> But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.<a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Luke 8:15</a> But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.<a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a> For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.some an.<a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a> Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.<a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a> Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22,23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/12-35.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">Hundredfold</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">Hundred-Fold</a> <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Others</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Sixtyfold</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Sown</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Thirtyfold</a> <a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Thirty-Fold</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Times</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/matthew/17-15.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/13-25.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-20.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Hundredfold</a> <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Hundred-Fold</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Others</a> <a href="/matthew/24-51.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-25.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Sixtyfold</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Sown</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Thirtyfold</a> <a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Thirty-Fold</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Times</a> <a href="/matthew/13-26.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div>1. <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a> 44. <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a> 45. <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a> 53. <a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Parable of the Sower, the "good soil" represents those who hear the Word and understand it, leading to spiritual growth and fruitfulness. The agricultural imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, as farming was a common occupation in first-century Palestine. The "good soil" symbolizes a receptive and obedient heart, contrasting with the hard path, rocky ground, and thorny soil mentioned earlier in the parable. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, which describes the righteous as a tree planted by streams of water, yielding fruit in season.and produced a crop The production of a crop signifies the visible results of a life transformed by the Gospel. In biblical times, a successful harvest was a sign of God's blessing and provision. This imagery underscores the idea that true faith is evidenced by the fruit it bears, as seen in passages like <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>, which lists the fruits of the Spirit. The crop is not just a personal benefit but also serves to bless others, aligning with the Great Commission to spread the Gospel and make disciples of all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>).a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold These numbers indicate the varying degrees of fruitfulness among believers. A hundredfold return would have been considered an extraordinary yield, far surpassing the typical expectations of ancient farmers. This suggests that the impact of a faithful life can be far-reaching and abundant. The variation in yields also acknowledges that while all believers are called to bear fruit, the extent of their impact may differ based on their unique gifts, opportunities, and circumstances. This concept is supported by the parable of the talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>), where servants are rewarded based on their faithfulness with what they have been given.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of the parable, teaching the crowds and His disciples about the Kingdom of Heaven through parables. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sower.htm">The Sower</a> Represents anyone who spreads the Word of God, but primarily Jesus Himself in this context. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_seed.htm">The Seed</a> Symbolizes the Word of God, the message of the Kingdom. 4. <a href="/topical/g/good_soil.htm">Good Soil</a> Represents those who hear the Word, understand it, and bear fruit in varying measures. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> The audience listening to Jesus, consisting of various individuals with different levels of receptivity to His message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_receptive_hearts.htm">The Importance of Receptive Hearts</a> Just as good soil is necessary for seeds to grow, a receptive heart is essential for the Word of God to take root and flourish. <a href="/topical/d/diverse_fruitfulness.htm">Diverse Fruitfulness</a> The varying yields (hundredfold, sixtyfold, thirtyfold) remind us that believers will produce different amounts of fruit, but all are valuable in God's Kingdom. <a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_growth.htm">Active Participation in Growth</a> While God provides the increase, believers are called to cultivate their hearts, removing obstacles that hinder spiritual growth. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_perseverance.htm">The Role of Perseverance</a> Fruitfulness requires perseverance and patience, as growth often takes time and effort. <a href="/topical/e/evaluating_our_soil.htm">Evaluating Our Soil</a> Regular self-examination helps us identify whether our hearts are like the good soil, ready to receive and act upon God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a> <a href="/q/what_does_spiritual_harvest_mean.htm">What does spiritual harvest mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_sower_parable_variations_contradictory.htm">How do variations in the parable of the sower between Mark 4 and other Gospels not constitute contradictions in the Bible's message?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_100x_harvest_in_famine_possible.htm">In Genesis 26:12, is a hundredfold harvest realistic in a famine-stricken region, and is there any historical or agricultural evidence to support this? </a> <a href="/q/which_parables_did_jesus_teach.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Into good ground.--Here also the Greek has the definite article, "the good ground." The different results imply that even here there were different degrees of fertility. The hundredfold return was, perhaps, a somewhat uncommon increase, but the narrative of Isaac's tillage in <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm" title="Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundred times: and the LORD blessed him.">Genesis 26:12</a> shows that it was not unheard of, and had probably helped to make it the standard of a more than usually prosperous harvest.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - But other fell into (upon the, Revised Version) good ground, and brought forth (yielded, Revised Version, ἐδίδου); for effort is not implied. Contrast ἐποίησεν in Luke and <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Matthew 7:18</a>, note. Fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. In Mark the numbers increase. Is this due to a desire to avoid even the semblance of a contradiction to αὐξανόμενα, that there precedes? In Luke "hundredfold" alone comes, the difference that exists even in the good ground not being mentioned. (For hundredfold, comp. <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a>. Compare also the note on Luke 8:8 in this Commentary for instances of still greater production, and for the beautiful parabolic saying recorded by Papias' Elders (Iren., 5:33. 3).) <a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Still δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. other [seeds] Ἄλλα (Alla) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. fell ἔπεσεν (epesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. good καλὴν (kalēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. soil γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. produced ἐδίδου (edidou) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. a crop— καρπόν (karpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. a hundredfold, ἑκατὸν (hekaton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred. sixtyfold, ἑξήκοντα (hexēkonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1835.htm">Strong's 1835: </a> Sixty. The tenth multiple of hex; sixty. [or] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. thirtyfold. τριάκοντα (triakonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5144.htm">Strong's 5144: </a> Thirty. 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