Matthew 13:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
συνίημι
Understand
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συνίημι
To understand, to put together mentally. Suniemi. He who has ears to hear let him hear. Understanding Scripture requires more than intelligence. It requires a teachable and willing heart.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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ἀκούω
Hear
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ἀκούω
To hear, to listen, to understand. Akouo. He who has ears to hear let him hear. Hearing in Scripture means more than sound reaching the ear. It means responding.
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γῆ
soil
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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ὅς
some
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ποιέω
produces —
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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δή
indeed
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δή
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
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σπείρω
having been sown,
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σπείρω
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
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καρποφορέω
Fruit
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καρποφορέω
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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ἑκατόν
a hundredfold,
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ἑκατόν
a hundred
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τριάκοντα
thirty.
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τριάκοντα
thirty
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ἑξήκοντα
sixty,
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ἑξήκοντα
sixty
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