Matthew 13:5

Matthew 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
• New International Version (NIV)Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

Context of Matthew 13:5

3He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field]; 4and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil. 6But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7Other seed fell among thorns, and thorns came up and choked them out.

Matthew 13:5 word by word

ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν, καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλεν διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Someἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• stony placesπετρώδηςpetrōdēs · rockyG4075
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• they hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• notοὐou · noG3756
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• earthγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• forthwithεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• they sprung upἐξανατέλλωexanatellō · to sprout upG1816
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• noμήmē · notG3361
• deepnessβάθοςbathos · depthG899

Cross-references for Matthew 13:5

• Matthew 13:20The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;
• Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch],
• Ezekiel 36:26Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
• Amos 6:12Do horses run on rocks? Do men plow rocks with oxen? [Of course not!] Yet you have turned justice into poison And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood (bitterness),
• Zechariah 7:12They made their hearts [hard] like flint, so that they could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Stony places - Where there was a thin surface of earth, and a rock at the bottom.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 In parables - The word “parable” is derived from a Greek word signifying “to compare together,” and denotes a similitude taken from a natural object to illustrate a spiritual or moral subject. It is a narrative of some fictitious or real event, in order to illustrate more clearly some truth that the speaker wished to communicate. In early ages it was much used. Pagan writers, as Aesop, often employed it. In the time of Christ it was in common…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9This parable (explained in Matthew 13:18–23) discusses the mostly negative reactions of the Jewish people to Jesus and his message. Parables (Greek parabolē): These are stories that use everyday life to explain a spiritual truth. To understand a parable, find the main comparison (analogy) and consider its historical and gospel context. Then a person can understand the main message. Avoid finding unintended symbolic meanings in every part of a parable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Introduction (Mt 13:1-3). 1. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:5

• Agriculture
• Converts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sermon
• Sower
• Unfruitfulness
• Wicked (People)
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Anon
• Choke
• Church
• Fishing, the art of
• Furnace
• Gather
• Harvest
• Householder
• Root

Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings