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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:21

Yet hath he not root in himself - His soul is not deeply convinced of its guilt and depravity; the fallow ground is not properly ploughed up, nor the rock broken. When persecution, etc., ariseth, which he did not expect, he is soon stumbled - seeks some pretext to abandon both the doctrine and followers of Christ. Having not felt his own sore, and the plague of his heart, he has not properly discovered that this salvation is the only remedy for his soul: thus he has no motive in his heart... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:22

He also that received seed among the thorns - In land ploughed, but not properly cleared and seeded. Is he - represents that person who heareth the word, but the cares, rather the anxiety, η μεριμνα , the whole system of anxious carking cares. Lexicographers derive the word μεριμνα from μεριζειν τον νουν , dividing, or distracting the mind. Thus a poet, Tot me impediunt curae quae meum animum diverse trahunt . "So many cares hinder me which draw my mind different ways." Terence. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:23

Good ground - That which had depth of mould, was well ploughed, and well weeded. Is he that heareth - Who diligently attends the ministry of the word. And understandeth it - Lays the subject to heart, deeply weighing its nature, design, and importance. Which also beareth fruit - His fruitfulness being an almost necessary consequence of his thus laying the Divine message to heart. Let it be observed, that to hear, to understand, and to bring forth fruit, are the three grand... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:18

Verse 18 According to Matthew and Luke, Christ explains the parable to his disciples simply, and unaccompanied by a reproof; but according to Mark, he indirectly blames them for being slow of apprehension, because those who were to be the teachers of all did not run before others. (194) The general truth conveyed is, that the doctrine of the Gospel, when it is scattered like seed, (195) is not everywhere fruitful; because it does not always meet with a fertile and well cultivated soil. He... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:19

Verse 19 Matthew 13:19.When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not. He mentions, in the first place, the barren and uncultivated, who do not receive the seed within, because there is no preparation in their hearts. Such persons he compares to a stiff and dry soil, like what we find on a public road, which is trodden down, and becomes hard, like a pavement. I wish that we had not occasion to see so many of this class at the present day, who come forward to hear, but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:20

Verse 20 20.But he that received the seed thrown into stony places. This class differs from the former; for temporary faith, being a sort of vegetation of the seed, (201) promises at first some fruit; but their hearts are not so properly and thoroughly subdued, as to have the softness necessary for their continued nourishment. (202) We see too many of this class in our own day, who eagerly embrace the Gospel, and shortly afterwards fall off; for they have not the lively affection that is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:21

Verse 21 21.When affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word. By way of example, Christ says that such persons are made uneasy by the offense of the cross. And certainly, as the heat of the sun discovers the barrenness of the soil, so persecution and the cross lay open the vanity of those, who are slightly influenced by I know not what desire, but are not actually moved by earnest feelings of piety. Such persons, according to Matthew and Mark, are temporary, (204) not only because,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:22

Verse 22 22.And he who received the seed among thorns. He places in the third class, those who would have been disposed to receive the seed within, if they had not permitted other things to corrupt and render it degenerate. Christ compares to thorns the pleasures of this life, or wicked desires, and covetousness, and the other anxieties of the flesh. Matthew mentions only the care of this life, along with covetousness, but the meaning is the same; for under that term he includes the allurements... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:23

Verse 23 23.But he that received the seed into a good soil. None are compared by Christ to a good and fertile soil, but those in whom the word of God not only strikes its roots deep and solid, but overcomes every obstacle that would prevent it from yielding fruit. Is it objected that it is impossible to find any one who is pure and free from thorns? It is easy to reply, that Christ does not now speak of the perfection of faith, but only points out those in whom the word of God yields fruit.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-23

The parable of the sower. I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES . 1 . The time. It was the day, St. Matthew says (the order in St. Luke is different), on which our Lord had cast the devil out of the blind and dumb man; the day on which the Pharisees had so fiercely accused him of intercourse with Satan; when his own mother and brethren had feared for his safety, and sought to guide and regulate his work; when, as appears from St. Luke ( Luke 11:37 ), a Pharisee had invited him in no friendly... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-23

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