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Matthew 13:7–10

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Matthew 13:7

7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Matthew 13:8

8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Matthew 13:9

9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 13:10

10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 13:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fell

Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

thorns

Sharp spines or prickles; also thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Matthew 13:8

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

other

A different or additional person or thing; the remaining one of two or more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fell

Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

good

That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fruit

The produce of a plant; offspring; or the result and effect of conduct, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hundredfold

The number equal to ten times ten.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sixtyfold

Sixty times as much; multiplied by sixty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 13:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 13:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 7

  1. Mark 4:18–19
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  2. Jeremiah 4:3–4
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  3. Genesis 3:18
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  4. Matthew 13:22
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From verse 8

  1. John 15:8
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  2. Luke 8:15
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  3. Genesis 26:12
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  4. Matthew 13:23
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  5. Galatians 5:22–23
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From verse 9

  1. Matthew 11:15
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  2. Revelation 2:11
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  3. Revelation 2:17
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  4. Revelation 2:7
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  5. Mark 4:23
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From verse 10

  1. Mark 4:33–34
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  2. Mark 4:10
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