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