Matthew 13:1-53

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:6

And when the sun was up ,.... Some time, and its heat was increasing, and it began to shine out hot, and beat with some vehemency and strength; which may denote some sore temptation, or severe affliction, or fiery trial of persecution and tribulation; see Matthew 13:21 for this is not to be understood of the glorious light of the Gospel, which, though very comfortable and refreshing, as well as illuminating to good men, is very distressing and tormenting to carnal minds; they cannot bear... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:7

And some fell among thorns ,.... On a spot of ground which was full of the roots of thorns, and briars, which was not cleared of them as it should be. We often read F5 Misn. Sheviith, c. 4. sect. 2. T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 34. 3. & 35. 1. T. Bab. Bechorot, fol. 34. 2. of שדה שנתקוצה , "a field cleared of thorns"; but such was not this piece of ground, it was overrun with them, not on the surface of the earth, but within it: for it follows, and the thorns sprung up :... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:8

But others fell into good ground ,.... Not beaten and trodden by the feet of men, nor stony, nor thorny, but well broke up, manured, and tilled; which designs good, honest hearted hearers who become so by the Spirit and grace of God; who with a spiritual understanding, experience, savour, and relish, what they hear; see Matthew 13:23 and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold : some seeds produced an hundred, others sixty, and others thirty. The... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:9

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Not externally only, but internally; he that has ears given him to hear, so as to understand, let him make use of them, and seriously consider of, and diligently attend to the use and importance of this parable. It is a way of speaking used by Christ, when anything of moment was delivered, and not so easy to be understood, on purpose to quicken the attention of his auditors, and stir up in them a desire of understanding what was said; which effect this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:10

And the disciples came, and said unto him ,.... Not the twelve only, but others that were about him, as Mark says, who also were his disciples, and believed in him: these, when he was alone, came nearer to him, who, whilst he was preaching to the people, were at some little distance from him, either in the ship, or on the shore, though within the hearing of him, and addressed him after this manner; why speakest thou unto them in parables? not that this way of speaking was new and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:11

He answered, and said unto them ,.... Christ was always ready to give an answer to his inquiring disciples, concerning his ministry, and his conduct in it; which shows great respect to them, and condescension in him: because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven : by the "kingdom of heaven", is meant the Gospel, which treats of the kingdom of heaven, and of things pertaining to it; of the saints' meetness for it, which is the regenerating and sanctifying grace... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:12

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given ,.... Whoever has the true grace of God implanted in him, has a saving knowledge of Christ, and a spiritual acquaintance with the doctrines of the Gospel, shall have more grace given him; he shall grow in the knowledge of Christ, and the Spirit of truth shall lead him into all truth: and he shall have more abundance : of grace, light, knowledge, and experience: all grace shall be made to abound towards him; he shall be filled with all the fulness... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:13

Therefore speak I to them in parables ,.... Because it was the will and pleasure of his Father to give the knowledge of divine mysteries to some, and not to others; and because even the outward good things they had, being wrongly used or abused by them, would be taken away from them: and because they seeing, see not : they saw Christ with their bodily eyes, but not with an eye of faith; they saw the miracles he did, but did not discern, at least did not acknowledge the evidence of them,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:14

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias ,.... In Isaiah 6:9 which saith , which runs, or may be read thus, by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive . The words are a prophecy concerning the people of the Jews, which began to be accomplished in the times of Isaiah; and were again fulfilled in the times of some after prophets; and had been in part fulfilled under the more plain and easy ministry of Christ; and was to have a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:15

For this people's heart is waxed gross , Or fat, become stupid and sottish, and without understanding; and so incapable of taking in the true sense and meaning of what they saw with their eyes, and heard with their ears; for they had their outward senses of hearing and seeing, and yet their intellectual powers were stupefied. And their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; which is expressive of the blindness and hardness, which were partly brought upon themselves... read more

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