Scripture is the best interpreter of itself, and Jesus Himself explains the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:18-23, Mark 4:13-20, and Luke 8:11-5 (He was the only One to use parables). By using an agricultural metaphor, which is how most of his audiences made their living, the...
The Parable of the Sower - And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in
The Parable of the Sower - On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”Berean Standard BibleHe told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all...
Treasury of Scripture And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: Matthew 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Mark...
The Parable of the Sower is recorded in three of the four biblical Gospels – Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, and Luke 8:1-15. The human heart is like receptive soil to the seed of the Word of God. Let's look at the meaning of this Scripture and study the
The story's main characters are introduced in the beginning, a father and his two sons. Jesus then focused on the youngest son, who asked the father for his share of the estate. Without protest, the father divided his estate and gave the youngest son his share. In turn, the youngest so...
On its surface, Jesus' Parable of the Talents is a simple story with four key plot elements: (1) A master is leaving on a long trip and entrusts substantial assets to three servants to manage during his absence. (2) Two of the servants invested the assets profitably, earning substantial...
There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power. But it has the full support of Scripture and, specially, of our Lord’s own words; it has always been held by Christendom; and it has the support of reason.1...
The promise that scripture holds for informing economic thought - Investigation of the parable of the talents Bible Literature has been largely ignored by those writing comprehensive studies of wealth and poverty. The Parable of the Talents has some western interpreters relishing the profit-making elem...