The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 For ver. 18-23, see Mark 4:13-20;Luke 8:11-15"Hear then the parable of the sower:19 When anyone hears the word of ver. 38;ch. 4:23;8:12the kingdom and See ver. 13does not understand it, John 17:15;Eph. 6:16;2 Thess. 3:3;1 John 2:13,14;3:12;5:18,19the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately [Isa. 58:2;Ezek. 33:31,32;Mark 6:20;John 5:35]receives it with joy,21 yet he has no root in himself, but Gal. 1:6;[Hos. 6:4;Gal. 5:7] endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately See ch. 11:6he falls away.13:21 Or stumbles22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but See ch. 6:25the cares of 2 Tim. 4:10the world and 1 Tim. 6:9,10,17;[ch. 19:23;Mark 10:23;Acts 5:1-11;Heb. 3:13]the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and [See ver. 19above] understands it. He indeed Hos. 14:8;John 15:5,16;Phil. 1:11;Col. 1:6bears fruit and yields, in one case ver. 8a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."