In Luke’s gospel these two parables have specific application to the teaching of Jesus. Those who acknowledge and receive Him are the good soil-they “see and understand,” and they “take care how they listen” to Him.

1. Parable of the Soils (8:4-15) (see also the comments on Mt 13:1-23)

8:4-10. The parable is divided into three sections: the parable itself (8:4-8); the disciples’ question about Jesus’ reason for teaching in parables (8:9-10); and the explanation of the parable (8:11-15). The parable itself is straightforward. A sower sowing seed would have been a common sight to Jesus’ hearers

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