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Jesus tells a large crowd of people different parables that describe what the kingdom of God is like.
Jesus said many things to them in parables
Jesus said many things to them in parables - "Jesus told them many things in parables"
to them
to the people in the crowd
Behold
Alternate translations: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
A sower went out to sow
“A farmer went out to scatter some seeds in a field.”
As he sowed
"As the sower sowed"
beside the road
the “path” next to the field. The ground would have been hard from the people walking on it.
devoured them
"ate all the seeds"
rocky ground
shallow soil over rocks
Immediately they sprang up
"The seeds quickly sprouted and grew"
they were scorched
"the sun scorched the plants and they became too hot" (See: Active or Passive)
they withered away
“the plants became dry and died”