Matthew 13:19 - Exposition

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not. Understandeth. The form of the explanation here is influenced by the language of Matthew 13:14 , Matthew 13:15 . Then (not in the Greek) cometh the wicked one; the evil one (Revised Version); Matthew 6:13 , note. And catcheth ( snatcheth, Revised Version) away —seizeth for himself ( ἁρπάζει , Matthew 11:12 , note)— that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed. That was sown (Revised Version, ὁσπαρείς ). And so throughout. The masculine is not merely concise, but also expresses the fact that, as even with land, the man who receives the seed does not put forth in turn merely the seed as something alien, but rather himself so far as he is influenced by the seed; or (regarding the subject from another point of view) he puts forth the new life and energy of the seed as conditioned by that which makes up himself.