And there are those which are sowed upon the good earth who (are such that) hear the word and embrace (it) and bear fruit, one thirty fold, one sixty fold and one a hundred fold.
paradekomai- receive, welcome, embrace.
BDAG 1. to acknowledge something to be correct, accept, w. a thing as obj. in the accusative.
2. to accept the presence of someone in a hospital manner, receive, accept, w. a pers. as obj. in the acc.
They assign Mark's usage to the first. -I wonder if you can argue it's a bit of the second as well (which is how Zerwick and Grosvenor also seem to take it). Considering that the 'word' could also be thought of as a person. Considering the context it seems to fit- these people hear the word like rich soil- they take it in- more than just a cerebral- ah yes that's correct- I must now align things that way- All this growth starts springing up all over the place- its been received with joy- like guests you have longed to see- the word not just as a book of laws- but how the author of psalm 119 feels about the law
One thirty fold, one sixty fold and one a hundred fold. Definitely got a good return from these soils.
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