Matthew 13:19

The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted

¹⁸ "Now listen closely to the story of the sower. ¹⁹  When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. ²⁰ And what was sown upon the thin rocky soil illustrates the man who hears the message and bubbling over with joy at once accepts it,

Evil One

Good News

Devil

Matthew 4:23

Then He went all over Galilee, as He continued teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or malady among the people.

Matthew 13:38

the field is the world; the good seed are the members of the kingdom; the wild wheat seed are the followers of the wicked one.

1 John 2:13-14

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

1 John 3:12

We must not be like Cain who belonged to the evil one and butchered his brother. And why did he butcher him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's upright.

1 John 5:18

We know that no one who is born of God makes a practice of sinning, but the Son who was born of God continues to keep him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

Matthew 5:37

But your way of speaking must be a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

Mark 4:15

The ones along the path are those who have the message sown in their hearts, but as soon as it is sown there, Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

Luke 8:11-15

This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.

Luke 9:2

and then He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

Luke 10:9

to cure the sick there, and to say, 'The kingdom of God is close upon you.'

John 3:19-20

And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.

John 8:43

Why is it that you misunderstand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to what I teach.

John 18:38

Pilate asked Him, "What is truth?" On saying this he went outside again to the Jews, and said to them, "As far as I can see, I can find no ground for a charge against Him.

Acts 17:32

But when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some sneered, but others said, "We will hear you again on this subject."

Acts 18:15

but as it is questions about words and titles and your own law, you will have to see to it yourselves. I refuse to act as judge in these matters."

Acts 20:25

And now I know that none of you among whom I went about preaching the kingdom will ever see my face again.

Acts 24:25-26

But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."

Acts 25:19-20

They merely had a quarrel with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died, but who Paul kept saying was still alive.

Acts 26:31-32

and after leaving the room, as they continued to talk the matter over together, they said, "This man has done nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."

Acts 28:23

So they set a day for him, and came in large numbers to see him at the place where he was lodging, and from morning till night he continued to explain to them the kingdom of God, at the same time giving them his own testimony and trying from the law of Moses and the prophets to convince them about Jesus.

Romans 1:28

And so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;

Romans 2:8

but wrath and fury, crushing suffering and awful anguish, to the self-willed who are always resisting the right and yielding to the wrong,

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;

2 Corinthians 4:2-3

On the other hand, I have renounced all underhanded, disgraceful methods; I neither practice cunning nor do I tamper with God's message, but by clear and candid statements of truth I try to commend myself to every human conscience in God's sight.

Ephesians 3:8

yes, on me, the very least of all His people, this unmerited favor was bestowed -- that I might preach as good news to the heathen the boundless riches of Christ,

2 Thessalonians 2:12

so that all who have refused to believe the truth but have chosen unrighteousness instead might be condemned.

Hebrews 2:1

This is why we must pay much closer attention to the message once heard, to keep from drifting to one side.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to recognize the True One; and we are in union with the True One through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.