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Main point summary
Jesus explains the parable of the soils to His disciples, saying that the four soils represent people how hear the word and respond to it in different ways.
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Matthew 13:18-23
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“ a Hear then the parable of the sower.
When anyone hears a the 1 word of the kingdom
and does not understand it,
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b the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.
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This is the one on whom seed was sown
beside the road.
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The one on whom seed was sown
on the rocky places,
this is the man who hears the word
and immediately receives it with joy;
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yet he has no firm root in himself,
but is only temporary,
concessive
and when affliction or persecution arises
because of the 1 word,
ground
immediately he 2 a falls away.
And the one on whom seed was sown
among the thorns,
this is the man who hears the word,
and the worry of a the 1 world
and the b deceitfulness of wealth choke the word,
and it becomes unfruitful.
And the one on whom seed was sown
on the good soil,
this is the man who hears the word
and understands it;
who indeed bears fruit
and brings forth, some a a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Understanding the word sown is the key to fruitfulness.
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Matthew 13:18-23
The Parable of the Soils Explained
“Hear then the parable of the sower.
The Road
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it,
the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.
This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
The Rocky Places
The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places,
this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary,
and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
The Thorns
And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns,
this is the man who hears the word,
and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
The Good Soil
And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil,
this is the man who hears the word and understands it;
Understanding the word sown is the key to fruitfulness. (See v19 as well.)
who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”
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