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Jesus' Parable of the Sower and the Seed

 The Parable

Soil Condition

Wayside

Rocky Soil

Brambles

Good Ground

Scripture Ref

Matthew 13:4

Matthew 13:5-6

Matthew 13:7

Matthew 13:8

First effect

Birds ate the seed

Germination

Germination

Germination

Next effect

 

Scorched by the sun

Thorns outgrew them

Normal growth

Result

 

Withered & died

Failure to thrive

Normal growth

Harvest

 

 

Minimal

As much as 100x

The Explanation

Soul Condition

One who lacks understanding

One with a stony heart

One caught up in the world

One who hears and understands

Scripture Ref

Matthew 13:19

Matthew 13:20-21

Matthew 13:22

Matthew 13:23

First effect

Satan snatches away the seed

Half-hearted acceptance

Serious Acceptance

True Sincerity

Next effect

 

Starts out joyfully

Allows the thorns to grow up around him

Normal growth

Result

 

Gives up at the first sign of persecution

Failure to thrive

Normal growth

Harvest

 

 

Minimal

As much as 100x

 

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