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Based on the biblical account found in Mark 4:3-20, the story uses the metaphor of a farmer planting seeds to convey spiritual lessons. The narrative describes seeds falling on various types of ground: along the road, on rocky soil, among thornbushes, and on good ground. Each scenario illustrates different responses to the \"word\" being planted, symbolizing how individuals receive and process spiritual teaching. Seeds along the road are taken by Satan, those on rocky ground wither due to lack of depth, and those among thorns are choked. Conversely, seeds on good ground sprout and yield abundantly. Jesus later explains that the farmer represents the sower of the word, and the different soils symbolize various types of listeners. The document emphasizes that the ability to understand parables extends to comprehending other teachings, highlighting the importance of receptiveness to spiritual messages. It is presented as an English Spiritual work, copyrighted in 2018, and made available under a Creative Commons license allowing non-commercial use, adaptation, and sharing with attribution.","Seeds and soils  \nEnglish Spiritual  \nCopyright © 2018, Glenys Waters  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[ ](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[credits for authors](credits for authors) , illustrators, etc.  \nThis story is based on the story as it is written in the Bible in Mark 4: 3-20.  \nSeeds and soils  \n-a parable of Jesus  \nIllustrated by Alick Malefoliu  \nEnglish  \nJesus used many stories to teach the people. He said, \"Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.  \nSome seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them .  \nOther seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there wasn't much soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn't deep. When the sun came up, they were scorched. They didn't have any roots, so they withered.  \nOther seeds were planted among thornbushes. The thornbushes grew up and choked them, and so the plands didn't produce anything.  \nBut other seeds were planted on good ground, sprouted, and produced thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted. \"  \nLater, Jesus asked them, \"Don't you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use when teaching?\" So he explained the story.  \n\"The farmer plants the word. Some people are like seeds that were planted along the road. Whenever they hear the word, Satan comes at once and takes away the word that was planted in them.","cbCaiitj5BgzuTve","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiitj5BgzuTve","pdf",2155099,3,1,15,"English","en",105,"# Seeds and Soils\n## -a parable of Jesus\n### Illustrated by Alick Malefoliu","[{\"question\":\"What is the origin of the \\\"Seeds and Soils\\\" parable?\",\"answer\":\"The story \\\"Seeds and Soils\\\" is based on the parable as written in the Bible in Mark 4:3-20.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the farmer represent in the parable?\",\"answer\":\"In the parable, the farmer represents the one who plants the word.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the different types of soil represent?\",\"answer\":\"The different types of soil represent various ways people receive and respond to the word that is planted in them.\"}]",1784308002,38,{"code":4,"msg":31,"data":32},"ok",{"site_id":25,"language":24,"slug":33,"title":13,"keywords":34,"description":14,"schema_data":35,"social_meta":86,"head_meta":88,"extra_data":90,"updated_unix":28},"seeds-and-soils-a-parable-of-jesus","",{"@graph":36,"@context":85},[37,53,68],{"@type":38,"itemListElement":39},"BreadcrumbList",[40,44,48,50],{"item":41,"name":42,"@type":43,"position":21},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":45,"name":46,"@type":43,"position":47},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":49,"name":12,"@type":43,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/religion-spirituality/",{"item":51,"name":13,"@type":43,"position":52},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/seeds-and-soils-a-parable-of-jesus/91768/",4,{"url":51,"name":13,"@type":54,"author":55,"headline":13,"publisher":57,"fileFormat":60,"inLanguage":24,"description":14,"dateModified":61,"datePublished":62,"encodingFormat":60,"isAccessibleForFree":63,"interactionStatistic":64},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":56},"Person",{"url":41,"name":58,"@type":59},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-29","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":65,"interactionType":66,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":67},"ViewAction",{"@type":69,"mainEntity":70},"FAQPage",[71,77,81],{"name":72,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":74},"What is the origin of the \"Seeds and Soils\" parable?","Question",{"text":75,"@type":76},"The story \"Seeds and Soils\" is based on the parable as written in the Bible in Mark 4:3-20.","Answer",{"name":78,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":79},"What does the farmer represent in the parable?",{"text":80,"@type":76},"In the parable, the farmer represents the one who plants the word.",{"name":82,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":83},"What do the different types of soil represent?",{"text":84,"@type":76},"The different types of soil represent various ways people receive and respond to the word that is planted in them.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":51,"og:type":87,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":58,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":89,"canonical":51},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":25},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":92},[93,97,101,105,110,115,120,125,128,131,135],{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":94,"show_sort_weight":95,"slug":96},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":47,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":121,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":122,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":124},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":134},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]