parable of the soils issue

luk/08/11.md

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 # Connecting Statement:
 
-Jesus begins to explain the meaning of the parable of the soils to his disciples.
+Jesus begins to explain the meaning of the parable that he told in [Luke 8:5-8](./05.md).
 
 # The seed is the word of God
 

mrk/04/13.md

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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus explains the parable of the soils to his followers.
-
 # Then he said to them
 
 "Then Jesus said to his disciples"

mrk/04/14.md

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-# The farmer who sows his seed is
+# General Information:
 
-"The farmer who sows his seed represents"
+Jesus begins to explain the parable he told in [Mark 4:3-8](./03.md). 
 
-# the one who sows the word
+# The sower
+
+"The farmer who sows his seed"
+
+# sows the word
 
 The "word" represents God's message. Sowing the message represents teaching it. Alternate translation: "the one who teaches people God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 

mrk/04/15.md

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-# These are the ones that fall beside the road
+# These are the ones along the path
 
-"Some people are like the seeds that fall beside the road" or "Some people are like the path where some of the seeds fell"
+"These people are the seeds that fall along the path" or "These people are like seeds that fall along a path." In [verse 14](./14.md), what the sower sows is "the word." Here Jesus speaks of what the sower sows as those who hear the word. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # the road
 
 "the path"
 
-# when they hear it
+# When they hear
 
-Here "it" refers to "the word" or "God's message."
+"When they hear the word"
 

mrk/04/16.md

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-# These are the ones
+# these are the seed sown on the rocky ground
 
-"And some people are like the seeds." Jesus begins to explain how some people are like the seeds that fell on the rocky soil. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+"These people are the seeds that fall on the rocky ground" or "These people are like seeds that fall on the rocky ground." In [verse 14](./14.md), what the sower sows is "the word." Here Jesus speaks of what the sower sows as those who hear the word. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 

mrk/04/17.md

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 In this parable, "endure" means "believe." Alternate translation: "continue in their belief" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
-# tribulation or persecution comes because of the word
+# tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word
 
 It may be helpful to explain that tribulation comes because people believe God's message. Alternate translation: "tribulation or persecution comes because they believe God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
-# they stumble
+# they immediately fall away
 
-In this parable, "stumble" means "stop believing God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+In this parable, "fall away" means "stop believing God's message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 

mrk/04/18.md

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-# Others are like the seeds that were sown among the thorns
+# Still others are the ones sown among the thorns
 
-Jesus begins to explain how some people are like the seeds that fell among the thorns. Alternate translation: "And other people are like the seeds that were sown among the thorns" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+"These people are the seeds that fall among the thorns" or "These people are like seeds that fall among the thorns." In [verse 14](./14.md), what the sower sows is "the word." Here Jesus speaks of what the sower sows as those who hear the word. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 

mrk/04/20.md

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-# those that were sown
+# Those that were sown on the good soil
 
-Jesus begins to explain how some people are like the seeds that were sown in good soil. Alternate translation: "those people that were like seeds sown" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+"These people are the seeds that fall on the good soil" or "These people are like seeds that fall on on the good soil." In [verse 14](./14.md), what the sower sows is "the word." Here Jesus speaks of what the sower sows as those who hear the word. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was sown