Matthew 13:8
Context13:8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
Mark 4:20
Context4:20 But 1 these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”
Luke 8:15
Context8:15 But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing 2 the word, cling to it 3 with an honest and good 4 heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance. 5
[4:20] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[8:15] 2 tn The aorist participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally, reflecting action antecedent (prior to) that of the main verb.
[8:15] 3 sn There is a tenacity that is a part of spiritual fruitfulness.
[8:15] 4 sn In an ancient context, the qualifier good described the ethical person who possessed integrity. Here it is integrity concerning God’s revelation through Jesus.
[8:15] 5 sn Given the pressures noted in the previous soils, bearing fruit takes time (steadfast endurance), just as it does for the farmer. See Jas 1:2-4.