## translationWords

* [[en:tw:Jesus]]
* [[en:tw:parable]]
* [[en:tw:sow]]

## translationNotes

* Jesus tells a large crowd of people different parables that describe what the kingdom of God is like.
* **Jesus said many things to them in parables ** - "Jesus told them many things in parables"
* **to them** - to the people in the crowd
* **Behold ** - Alternate translations: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
* **A sower went out to sow** - “A farmer went out to scatter some seeds in a field.”
* **As he sowed ** - "As the sower sowed"
* **beside the road** - the “path” next to the field. The ground would have been hard from the people walking on it.
* **devoured them ** - "ate all the seeds"
* **rocky ground ** - shallow soil over rocks
* **Immediately they sprang up** - "The seeds quickly sprouted and grew"
* **they were scorched ** - "the sun scorched the plants and they became too hot" (See: Active or Passive)
* **they withered away ** - “the plants became dry and died”