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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament narrative
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biblical parable ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| addressedTo | crowds ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
Luke 8:4–15
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Mark 4:1–20 ⓘ Matthew 13:1–23 ⓘ |
| explainedTo | disciples ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
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Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goodSoilRepresents |
those who bear fruit
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those who hear the word and understand it ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
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disciples of Jesus ⓘ sower ⓘ |
| hasMainImage | seeds falling on different types of soil ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
good soil
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path ⓘ rocky ground ⓘ seed ⓘ soil ⓘ thorns ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fruitful discipleship
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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
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those who hear but do not understand ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| rockyGroundRepresents |
those who fall away under trouble or persecution
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those who receive the word with joy but have no root ⓘ |
| seedRepresents |
message of the kingdom
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word of God ⓘ |
| soilRepresents |
different kinds of hearers
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human hearts ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
different responses to God's message
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obstacles to faith ⓘ reception of God's word ⓘ spiritual fruitfulness ⓘ |
| thornyGroundRepresents |
those choked by cares of the world
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those choked by deceitfulness of riches ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian catechesis
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Christian preaching ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
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