Luke 8:8
And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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Jesus doesn't just mention "a hundredfold" return; he cries out this part, emphasizing the extraordinary, almost unbelievable abundance of God's blessing. He highlights the highest possible yield, a picture of the glorious potential for fruitfulness that lies dormant in good soil, awaiting those with spiritual ears to truly hear.
Jesus has just finished telling the Parable of the Sower, explaining how different types of soil represent how people receive God's word. This verse highlights the ultimate success of the seed falling on good soil, producing an abundant harvest, and Jesus then urgently calls for all to listen closely to understand the profound meaning behind this story.
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karpos · Greek Noun
The result of the word of God taking root in a repentant and receptive heart. It signifies a life that is actively producing the spiritual fruit of righteousness and obedience.
ous ekōn akouein · Greek Noun
A phrase used by Jesus to distinguish between passive listening and spiritual perception. It implies a divine enablement to grasp the truth of the Gospel, which requires an active, humble, and receptive heart.
This passage directly parallels Luke's account, also describing the seed falling on good soil and producing a harvest, though Matthew includes the varying yields of thirty and sixtyfold, highlighting the 'hundredfold' as the highest possibility.
Mark 4:20Similar to Matthew, Mark also includes the thirty, sixty, and hundredfold yields, emphasizing that the good soil represents those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit.
John 15:16Jesus speaks about His disciples bearing fruit, and not just bearing fruit but bearing it abundantly ('more'). This echoes the abundant harvest described in the parable, linking a fruitful life to abiding in Him.
Galatians 5:22-23This passage lists the fruit of the Spirit. While not a numerical yield, it describes the abundant, life-giving 'fruit' that naturally grows in a believer whose life is cultivated by the Holy Spirit, reflecting the 'good soil' outcome.
Revelation 14:4This verse speaks of those who 'follow the Lamb wherever he goes' and are 'firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.' This connects the idea of a multiplied, abundant harvest with faithfulness and devotion to Christ.
pulpitLuke 8:8: "And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Verse 8. - And bare fruit an hundredfold. This is by no means an unheard-of increase even in the West, where vegetation is less luxuriant. Herodotus, quoted by Trench ('Parables'), mentions that two hundredfold was a common return in the Plain of Babylon, and sometimes three hundredfold; and Niebuhr mentions a species of m…
bengelLuke 8:8: "And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Luke 8:8 . Ἑκατονταπλασίονα , a hundredfold ) Matthew and Mark add sixty and thirty . Luke, wishing to give but one genus, expresses, as is customary, the highest; in which the others are included.
Jesus doesn't just mention "a hundredfold" return; he cries out this part, emphasizing the extraordinary, almost unbelievable abundance of God's blessing. He highlights the highest possible yield, a picture of the glorious potential for fruitfulness that lies dormant in good soil, awaiting those with spiritual ears to truly hear.
Jesus has just finished telling the Parable of the Sower, explaining how different types of soil represent how people receive God's word. This verse highlights the ultimate success of the seed falling on good soil, producing an abundant harvest, and Jesus then urgently calls for all to listen closely to understand the profound meaning behind this story.
Jesus has just finished telling the Parable of the Sower, explaining how different types of soil represent how people receive God's word. This verse highlights the ultimate success of the seed falling on good soil, producing an abundant harvest, and Jesus then urgently calls for all to listen closely to understand the profound meaning behind this story.
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"And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”" — Jesus doesn't just mention "a hundredfold" return; he cries out this part, emphasizing the extraordinary, almost unbelievable abundance of God's blessing. He highlights the highest possible yield…
