Matthew 13:20
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
KJV
ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν·
Greek NT
Qui autem super petrosa seminatus est, hic est qui verbum audit, et continuo cum gaudio accipit illud :
Vulgate
And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;
ASV
And he that received the seed upon stony ground, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὐθέως
eutheos
adverb · 85×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πετρώδης
petrodes
adjective · 4×
σπείρω
speiro
verb · 53×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
It is no sign that affections are truly gracious, or that they are not, that they are very great, or raised very high. Scripture history abundantly demonstrates that truly gracious affections may be exceedingly raised. Neither is it any sign that religious affections are from some external cause, for both natural and gracious affections may be occasioned by outward means.
Canons of Dort · 2 passages
The fault of those who are called through the gospel but refuse to come lies not in the gospel, nor in Christ, offered through the gospel, nor in God, who calls them through the gospel and even bestows various gifts on them, but in the people themselves who are called. Some of them do not even care; they do not accept the Word of life. Others do accept it, but do not take it to…
The Synod rejects the errors of those who teach that the faith of those who believe only temporarily does not differ from justifying and saving faith except in duration alone.
Cross-references
- 1John 2:19 — They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us
- 1Sam 11:13 — And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
- 2Chr 24:2 — And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
- 2Chr 24:6 — And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of M
- 2Chr 24:14 — And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and
- Acts 8:13 — Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
- Ezek 18:24 — But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he
- Ezek 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth
- Ezek 36:26 — A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
- Gal 4:14 — And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
- Heb 6:5 — And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
- Isa 58:2 — Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in appr
- John 5:35 — He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- John 6:66 — From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
- Luke 6:49 — But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that h
- Mark 4:16 — And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
- Mark 4:16 — And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
- Mark 6:20 — For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
- Matt 13:5 — Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
- Matt 25:8 — And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- Ps 78:34 — When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
- Ps 106:12 — Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.