But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.
Parallel translations
- WEB Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
- KJV But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
- BSB Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
- NKJV But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
- NLT Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
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Quick answer
Other seed falls on good soil and yields an abundant harvest, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.
Overview
The good soil pictures the receptive heart that hears, understands, and bears fruit. The varied yields show that all genuine faith is fruitful, though in differing measure. This is the hopeful climax of the parable, the harvest God's word produces.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 8:15That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produces fruit with patience.
- Gen 26:12Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
- Matt 13:23What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
- John 15:8“In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.
- Phil 1:11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Gal 5:22–23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
- Rom 7:18For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
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