matthew-13:1-10,-matthew-13:34-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:2

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship . The article wrongly inserted in the Received Text ( τὸ πλοῖον ) suggests that it was the boat which, as some think, waited upon him. (For another occasion when he taught from a boat, cf. Luke 5:3 .) And sat; and the whole multitude stood; was standing. The position of ἱστήκει at the end of the sentence in the Greek emphasizes their attitude. Their numbers compelled it, and they disregarded the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:3

And he spake many things. Of which but a few are here recorded (cf. Matthew 13:34 , Matthew 13:51 ). Unto them in parables. Taking the expression in the widest sense, "speaking in parables" began in the very earliest ages, when natural or spiritual truths were described under figures taken from everyday life, and continues until the present time, more especially among Eastern nations. Interesting examples of such a method of instruction are to be seen in the Haggadoth (which are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:3-23

Parable of the sower. The object of this parable is to explain the causes of the failure and success of the gospel. It might have been supposed enough to proclaim the kingdom. Why does this fail? It fails, says our Lord, because of the nature of the soil. This soil is often impervious, often shallow, often dirty. I. " SOME SEEDS FELL BY THE WAYSIDE , AND THE FOWLS CAME AND DEVOURED THEM ." The spiritual analogue is said to be in him "who heareth the Word,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:4

And when (as, Revised Version) he sowed, some seeds ( ἂ μέν ). Here (cf. Matthew 13:5 , Matthew 13:7 , Matthew 13:8 ) the seeds are, so to speak, each singled out. But in the parallel passages they are viewed as one whole ( ὃ μέν ). Fell by the wayside. Along the road ( παρὰ την ), which evidently was at no mere corner of the field, but ran for some distance by or through it. And the fowls ( birds, Revised Version, as in modern English) came and devoured them... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:5

Some ( and others, Revised Version) fell upon stony places ; the rocky places (Revised Version). Where the underlying rock was hardly, if at all, covered by soil. Such spots would be common in the fields of Palestine, as in those of all mountainous countries. Where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprang up ( ἐξανέτειλεν ). They shot up quicker than the thorns in Matthew 13:7 ( ἀνέβησαν ) . Because they had no deepness of earth. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:6

And when the sun was up ( ἀνατείλαντος ) . It can hardly be accidental that the Greek suggests the contrast between the springing up of the seeds and of the sun's rays. They were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away (cf. John 15:6 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:7

And some fell among thorns; upon the thorns (Revised Version); which were sure to be close by (cf. Jeremiah 4:3 ). And the thorns sprang up ( grew up, Revised Version, ἀνέβησαν ), and choked them. Whether brambles or merely spinous weeds are here referred to is not certain. Even the former might be comparatively low in sowing time, and only as they "grew up" cause serious injury to the wheat. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:8

But other fell into ( upon the, Revised Version) good ground, and brought forth ( yielded, Revised Version, ἐδίδου ); for effort is not implied. Contrast ἐποίησεν in Luke and Matthew 7:18 , note. Fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. In Mark the numbers increase. Is this due to a desire to avoid even the semblance of a contradiction to αὐξανόμενα , that there precedes? In Luke "hundredfold" alone comes, the difference that exists even in... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:9

Who hath ears to hear (Revised Version omits to hear ) , let him hear. So in all the accounts. Observe that it is not only a call to understand the parable, but is in itself a summary of the chief lesson of the parable. (On the phrase, see Matthew 11:15 , note.) read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:10

Matthew alone in this form. In Luke the disciples asked our Lord what the parable was; in Mark, more generally, they "asked of him the parables." Whether the question as given by St. Matthew was actually spoken by the disciples or not, the Lord's answer, the substance of which is the same in all three accounts, suggests that it at least represents their thoughts. St. Matthew probably wishes to bring out with special clearness, by his version of their words, the point of our Lord's reply. And... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:3-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:10

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