Matthew Chapter 13, Verse 8
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8: αλλα δε επεσεν επι την γην την καλην και εδιδου καρπον ο μεν εκατον ο δε εξηκοντα ο δε τριακοντα
8: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some
an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
8: And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit,
some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and some thirty fold.
Into good ground. The fertile and rich soil. In sowing, by far the largest proportion of seed will fall into the good soil; but Jesus 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 general truth; and the circumstances should not be pressed too much in explaining them.
An hundredfold, etc. That is, a hundred, sixty, or thirty grains, 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.
