en_obs-tn/content/33/09.md

General Information

Jesus continues to explain the story.

the good soil is a person who hears the word of God, believes it, and produces fruit

The "good soil" represents the person who hears and believes God's word, and produces fruit as a result. Alternate translation: "The good soil is like the person who hears and understand God's message, and then produces fruit" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the good soil

See how you translated this term in 33:05.

is a person

See how you translated this comparison in 33:06.

produces fruit

That is, “produces spiritual fruit” or “behaves in a way that shows God’s Spirit is working in him.”

fruit

Jesus speaks of a person's good works as if they were fruit. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

A Bible story from

These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.