Bible Strands
Mark 4:8
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples and the gathered crowd while explaining the parable of the sower, immediately following the description of seed choked by thorns. He shifts focus to the final planting scenario to complete the illustration.
The words — The Greek phrase εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν (eis tēn gēn tēn kalēn) literally translates to "into the good soil." This designation separates the productive ground from the rocky and thorny plots previously described.
The thread — The text records the seed sprouting, growing, and yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold. Scripture links this agricultural yield to Genesis 26:12, where Isaac reaps a hundredfold crop, and to John 15:5 and Colossians 1:6, which describe spiritual fruitfulness and gospel expansion.
Why it lands — The passage declares that good soil produces a measurable crop rather than remaining unproductive. It requires a reader to assess whether their own condition generates actual yield or fails to sustain growth.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
Cross-references
- John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- Colossians 1:6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
- Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- Mark 4:20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
- Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
- Matthew 13:8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
- Acts 17:11 Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
- 1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Isaiah 58:1 “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”