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Light Under a Basket

21 aAlso He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?  
22 aFor there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.  
23 aIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”  
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. aWith the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.  
25 aFor whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”  

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, a“The kingdom of God is as if a man should1 scatter seed on the ground,  
27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and agrow, he himself does not know how.  
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What Does Mark 4:23 Mean?



Mark 4:14-26

When the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God is preached in all the world as a witness (Matthew 24:14), the ears that hear it are not always receptive of this priceless knowledge. In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-8, 19-23; Mark 4:3-9, 14-26; Luke 8:4-8, 11-15), Jesus reveals why, using three component elements: the sower, the seed, and the soils.

This parable describes what happens after the seed is sown, the different types of soils on which it falls, and the resultant effects. The parable's focus is not on the sower as much as on the various soils. Nevertheless, the sower—Jesus Christ (Matthew 13:37)—is not incidental, for without Him there could be no sowing and thus no possibility of fruit being produced.

Martin G. Collins
Parable of the Sower




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