Matthew 13:3-5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 13:1-23

We have here Christ preaching, and may observe, 1. When Christ preached this sermon; it was the same day that he preached the sermon in the foregoing chapter: so unwearied was he in doing good, and working the works of him that sent him. Note, Christ was for preaching both ends of the day, and has by his example recommended that practice to his church; we must in the morning sow our seed, and in the evening not withhold our hand, Eccl. 11:6. An afternoon sermon well heard, will be so far from... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 13:1-58

Matthew 13:1-58 is a very important chapter in the pattern of the gospel. (i) It shows a definite turning-point in the ministry of Jesus. At the beginning of his ministry we find him teaching in the synagogues; but now we find him teaching on the seashore. The change is very significant. It was not that the door of the synagogue was as yet finally shut to him, but it was closing. Even yet in the synagogue he would find a welcome from the common people; but the official leaders of Jewish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:3

And he spake many things unto them in parables ,.... For the parables of the sower, and the different sorts of ground the seed fell in, of the wheat and tares, of the grain of mustard seed, of the leaven in three measures of meal, of the treasure hid in a field, of the pearl of great price, of the net cast into the sea, and of the householder, were all delivered at this time. This way of speaking by parables was much in use among the eastern nations, and particularly the Jews. R. Meir was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:4

And when he sowed ,.... Or, "as he sowed", as the other evangelists; that is, "whilst he was sowing", some seeds fell ; either out of his hand, or out of the cart drawn by oxen; hence the F3 T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 105. 2. Talmudists distinguish between מפולת יד , "the falling of the hand", or what falls out of the hand; and שוורים מפולת , "the falling of the oxen", or what falls from them; where the gloss is, "in some places they sow the grain with the hand; and in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:5

Some fell upon stony places ,.... Such a place as the Jews call חולסית , a barren, stony place, a place from whence, they say, they take stones, and בית סלע , and which אינו ראוי לזריעה , "is not fit for sowing" F4 T. Bab. Erachin, fol. 32. 1. & Gloss. in ib. & Bava Bathra, fol. 156. 2. & Gloss. in ib. ; 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:3

He spake many things unto them in parables - Parable, from παρα , near, and βαλλω , I cast, or put. A comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means these spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on an attentive mind. Or, a parable is a representation of any matter accommodated, in the way of similitude, to the real subject, in order to delineate it with the greater force and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:4

Some seeds fell by the way side - The hard beaten path, where no plough had broken up the ground. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:5

Stony places - Where there was a thin surface of earth, and a rock at the bottom. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-9

The parable of the sower. Parallel passages: Mark 4:1-9 ; Luke 8:4-8 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:1-9

The parable of the soils. Our Lord's popularity is now at its height. Crowds throng him wherever he goes. But he is not dazzled by the blaze of public favour. On the contrary, be sees how unsubstantial and delusive it is. Multitudes follow him for the charm of his words and the fame of his miracles; but of these large numbers do not truly accept his message and profit by it. It is necessary that he should sift his disciples, separating those who are in earnest from the superficial and... read more

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