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The Rock and the Root: A Study in Aspectual Contrast in Matthew 13:5

ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ εἶχε γῆν πολλήν, καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλε διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς.

In the parable of the sower, recorded in Matthew 13:5, Jesus uses the familiar imagery of ancient agriculture to reveal profound spiritual realities. This is not merely a lesson about farming—it is a mirror held up to the human heart, exposing how it receives or rejects the Word of the Kingdom.

In this verse, we encounter the second type of soil—the rocky ground:

ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ εἶχε γῆν πολλήν, καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλε διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς.… Learn Koine Greek

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