Matthew 13:18

“¶ Heare ye therefore the parable of the sower.”

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Other Translations for Matthew 13:18

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- King James Version

"Hear then the parable of the sower.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Hear then ye the parable of the sower.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
- Basic English Bible

*Ye*, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
- Darby Bible

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- Webster's Bible

To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.
- Weymouth Bible

Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
- World English Bible

Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere.
- Wycliffe Bible

`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for Matthew 13:18

People's Bible Notes for Matthew 13:18


Mt 13:18-23 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. In order to understand the parable we must listen to the explanation given in Mt 13:18-23. Christ is the great Sower, and all whom he sends forth to preach are sowers under him. The seed sown is His Word, the Gospel of the Kingdom. The soil is human hearts. Four kinds of human hearts are described: (1) The "wayside" hearer; the light, flippant, indifferent hearer upon whom no impression is produced. (2) The "stony" hearer; the heart that exhibits an evanescent feeling at the appeal of the gospel; but upon whom no permanent impression is made. (3) The "thorny soil"; the heart that takes in the Word, but is so full of worldly cares that these presently gain the mastery. This describes the world-serving hearer. (4) The "good soil"; the good and honest heart; the heart that receives and retains the truth. In such a heart the seed will grow and the new life will be manifest. Three things, then, are needful: (1) A Sower. (2) Good Seed, the pure word of God. (3) A good and "honest" heart. A dishonest man cannot be converted until he casts out his dishonesty. He who cavils at and deceitfully entreats the word of God will not be profited.

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