Matthew 13:3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; I. THE SOWER. 1. Our Lord first of all means Himself. His work chiefly was sowing the seeds of Divine truth in the minds of men. The reaping began on the day of Pentecost. 2. Then by the sower is meant our Lord's apostles and the seventy disciples whom He sent cut to preach the gospel, and all ministers of His Word. 3. All Christian people are sowers. By our words and actions we are sowing some kind of principle in the minds of others; we cannot help it. II. THE SEED. God's Word. 1. It is sometimes rather more the word of man than the Word of God — the Word of God mingled with the Word of man. 2. It may be one part of the Word of God to the exclusion of another, grace to the exclusion of works. 3. Christ is in an emphatic sense the Word of God; so we are to sow the Word concerning Christ. III. THE GROUND. What does the ground mean? — the heart rather than the head, the affections rather than the intellect. A cold, feelingless man cannot effect much as regards religious truth. IV. THE RESULT OF THE SOWING. (H. S. Brown.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;WEB: He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow. |
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