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"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell by the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
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The Seed Belongs to Christ
Commentators note that Luke's account uniquely specifies the sower went out to sow "his seed." This detail emphasizes that the Word of God fundamentally belongs to Jesus Christ. He is the ultimate source and subject of the message, and Christian ministers are merely sowing the seed that is His.
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Luke
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His seed (τον σπορον αυτου). Peculiar to Luke.
Was trodden under foot (κατεπατηθη). First aorist passive i…
19th Century
Anglican
A sower went out to sow.—See Notes on Matthew 13:3-23. Better, the sower. The vivid touch that the seed was trodden …
Baptist
Or, as Mark records it, because it had no depth of earth. There was just a thin layer of soil, enough for the seed's germination and early…
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This particular parable reflects a situation well known to the audience, and its details would have immediately been grasped by the hearers. The ve…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A sower went out to sow his seed By whom Jesus Christ is chiefly designed; though it is true of every preacher of the Gospel: …
Presbyterian
There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy ar…
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