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Text -- Matthew 13:1-9 (NET)
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The Parable of the Sower
13:1 On that day after Jesus went out of the house , he sat by the lake .
13:2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore .
13:3 He told them many things in parables , saying : “Listen ! A sower went out to sow .
13:4 And as he sowed , some seeds fell along the path , and the birds came and devoured them .
13:5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil . They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep .
13:6 But when the sun came up , they were scorched , and because they did not have sufficient root , they withered .
13:7 Other seeds fell among the thorns , and they grew up and choked them .
13:8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain , some a hundred times as much, some sixty , and some thirty .
13:9 The one who has ears had better listen !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Agriculture |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
KING, CHRIST AS |
Jesus, The Christ |
Sermon |
Seed |
JESUS CHRIST, 3 |
NUMBER |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
Church |
Fishing, the art of |
Word of God |
Minister |
Sower |
Unfruitfulness |
Converts |
Galilee |
Thorn |
WHEAT |
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NET Notes: Mat 13:2 Grk “and all the crowd.” The clause in this phrase, although coordinate in terms of grammar, is logically subordinate to the previous clau...
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NET Notes: Mat 13:3 A sower went out to sow. The background for this well-known parable, drawn from a typical scene in the Palestinian countryside, is a field through whi...
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NET Notes: Mat 13:4 In Matthew’s version of this parable, plural pronouns are used to refer to the seed in v. 4 (ἅ…αὐτά [Ja…a...
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