The first part of the parable draws attention to the sower and to the seed, a reality in rural Palestine familiar to Jesus’ original audience composed mostly of peasant farmers. If the sower ...

And when he was alone, those around him with the Twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, 'To you has been ...

Jesus has established the foundation of his new family: listening to God’s word and doing his will (Mk 3:34). Now, he tells the parable of the Sower to those “inside” his family—his disciples—to ...

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There are two ways to consider the parable in today’s Gospel reading. The first is to see the sowing of the seed, or the ...

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The grave of Butler, who died in 2006 at 58, is marked by a footstone etched with a quote from "Parable of the Sower," among her most famous novels: "All that you touch, you change. All that you ...

To Quispel, part of that significance is already clear. The parable of the king’s son in the Gospel of Thomas gives the allegory of Mark 12:1–9 (and parallels), apparently without dependence ...

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Instead, you need to follow the Narrator’s order to unlock this. The order is: If you picked The Stanley Parable up recently and want this achievement, you can launch the game and exit, ...