Parable of the Sower

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Parable of the Sower is a well-known teaching of Jesus that uses the image of seeds falling on different types of soil to illustrate how people receive and respond to God's message.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament narrative
biblical parable
teaching of Jesus
addressedTo crowds
biblicalReference Luke 8:4–15
Mark 4:1–20
Matthew 13:1–23
explainedTo disciples
foundIn Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED
Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED
goodSoilRepresents those who bear fruit
those who hear the word and understand it
hasAuthor Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Jesus NERFINISHED
disciples of Jesus
sower
hasMainImage seeds falling on different types of soil
hasSymbol good soil
path
rocky ground
seed
soil
thorns
hasTheme fruitful discipleship
hearing the word
perseverance in faith
spiritual opposition
understanding the word
worldly distractions
language Koine Greek
pathRepresents those from whom the evil one snatches the word
those who hear but do not understand
religiousTradition Christianity
rockyGroundRepresents those who fall away under trouble or persecution
those who receive the word with joy but have no root
seedRepresents message of the kingdom
word of God
soilRepresents different kinds of hearers
human hearts
spokenBy Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee
teachesAbout different responses to God's message
obstacles to faith
reception of God's word
spiritual fruitfulness
thornyGroundRepresents those choked by cares of the world
those choked by deceitfulness of riches
usedIn Christian catechesis
Christian preaching
biblical exegesis

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Matthew 13 containsParable Parable of the Sower