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# This story confused the disciples.

This could mean ‘The disciples did not understand this story.’

# The seed is the word of God

The **word** represents God’s message. Sowing the message represents teaching it. Alternate translation: “The sowing of the seed is teaching people God’s message” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The path is a person who hears God’s word, but does not understand it

The **path** represents the person who hears God’s word. Alternate translation: “The path is like the person who hears God’s message” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# is a person

This comparison can also be translated as: “is like a person” or “represents a person” or “refers to a person” or “is speaking about a person.”

# takes the word away from him

This may also be translated as: “takes God’s word away, causing him to forget it” or “steals the word from his heart so he won’t believe it and be saved.” You may also add the following: ‘just as birds eat up the seed that falls on a path.’
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											2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00
+								# This story confused the disciples.
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Change bold-italics to single quotes (#92)

											
										
										
											2020-03-10 19:24:28 +00:00
+								This could mean ‘The disciples did not understand this story.’
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												add tA links (#49)

											
										
										
											2019-07-18 18:27:06 +00:00
+								# The seed is the word of God
-												Corrected errors found in proofread (#65)

											
										
										
											2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00
+								The **word** represents God’s message. Sowing the message represents teaching it. Alternate translation: “The sowing of the seed is teaching people God’s message” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
-												add tA links (#49)

											
										
										
											2019-07-18 18:27:06 +00:00
 								# The path is a person who hears God’s word, but does not understand it
-												Corrected errors found in proofread (#65)

											
										
										
											2019-11-12 13:57:03 +00:00
+								The **path** represents the person who hears God’s word. Alternate translation: “The path is like the person who hears God’s message” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
-												add tA links (#49)

											
										
										
											2019-07-18 18:27:06 +00:00
-												converted notes

											
										
										
											2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00
+								# is a person
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Continued corrections found in proofread (#66)

											
										
										
											2019-11-15 20:45:47 +00:00
+								This comparison can also be translated as: “is like a person” or “represents a person” or “refers to a person” or “is speaking about a person.”
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												converted notes

											
										
										
											2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00
+								# takes the word away from him
-												Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC

											
										
										
											2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
-												Change bold-italics to single quotes (#92)

											
										
										
											2020-03-10 19:24:28 +00:00
+								This may also be translated as: “takes God’s word away, causing him to forget it” or “steals the word from his heart so he won’t believe it and be saved.” You may also add the following: ‘just as birds eat up the seed that falls on a path.’