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MATTHEW 13:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 13:4Matt 13:6
“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:”
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. The rocky ground that produces quick germination without depth: the seed that springs up immediately is the seed that lacks the root system to survive. The immediate germination seems promising but is the sign of the problem — depth of soil is what enables sustained growth.

Church Fathers on Matthew 13:5

When He had rebuked him that told Him of His mother and His brethren, He then did according to their request; He departed out of the house, having first corrected His brethren for their weak desire of vainglory; He then paid the honour due to His mother, as it is said, 'The same day Jesus went forth out of the house, and not down by the sea aide.

Chrysostom · 4th century

By the words, 'The same day,' he sufficiently shews that these things either followed immediately upon what had gone before, or that many things could not have intervened; unless indeed 'day' here after the Scripture manner signifies a period.

Augustine · 4th century · De Cons. Ev., ii, 41

For not only the Lord’s words and actions, but His journeyings also, and the places in which He works His mighty works and preaches, are full of heavenly sacraments.

Rabanus Maurus · 9th century
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