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Mark 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It tells the parable of the Sower, with its explanation, and the parable of the Mustard Seed. Both of these parables are paralleled in Matthew and Luke, but this chapter also has a parable unique to Mark, the Seed Growing Secretly.
The Parable of the Sower (sometimes called the Parable of the Soils) is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 13:1–23, Mark 4:1–20, Luke 8:4–15 and the extra-canonical Gospel of Thomas. [ 1 ] Jesus tells of a farmer who sows seed indiscriminately.
Overall, the verses in this chapter can be divided into groups (with cross references to parallel sections in the other gospels): 1-3: introduce Jesus preaching in a boat; 3-9: Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15) 10-17: Reason for Parables; 18-23: Parable of the Sower explained (Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15)
The Rev. Tunson, pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, said the Parable of the Sower is a favorite of ministers because it represents the different conditions of people's hearts when they ...
Parable of the Sower has influenced music and essays on social justice as well as climate change. In 2021, it was picked by readers of the New York Times as the top science fiction nomination for the best book of the last 125 years. [2] Parable of the Sower is the first in an unfinished series of novels, followed by Parable of the Talents in ...
The parable of drawing in the net, also known as the parable of the dragnet, is a Christian parable that appears in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13, verses 47–52. [1] The parable refers to the Last Judgment. [2] This parable is the seventh and last in Matthew 13, which began with the parable of the Sower. [3]
In the story, a sower sowed seed on the path, on rocky ground and among thorns, locations which offered "no hope of a harvest", [4] and the seed was lost; but when seed fell on good earth it grew a hundredfold (verse 8). This parable, sometimes called the "Parable of the Soils", [9] is also found in the Matthew 13:1–23 and Mark 4:1–20.
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...