Matthew 13:8 - Exposition

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 the good ground not being mentioned. (For hundredfold, comp. Genesis 26:12 . Compare also the note on Luke 8:8 in this Commentary for instances of still greater production, and for the beautiful parabolic saying recorded by Papias' Elders (Iren., Luke 5:33 . 3).)