"Don't you understand this parable? 

Then how will you understand all the parables? 

The farmer scatters the word.

This is the meaning of the seed that fell on the path: 

When the word is scattered and people hear it, right away Satan comes and steals the word that was planted in them.

Here's the meaning of the seed that fell on rocky ground: 

When people hear the word, they immediately receive it joyfully.

Because they have no roots, they last for only a little while. When they experience distress or abuse because of the word, they immediately fall away.

Others are like the seed scattered among the thorny plants.

These are the ones who have heard the word;  but the worries of this life, 

the false appeal of wealth, 

and the desire for more things break in and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.

The seed scattered on good soil are those who hear the word and embrace it.

They bear fruit, in one case a yield of thirty to one, in another case sixty to one, and in another case one hundred to one.

Mark 4:13-20 CEB

Mmm so for a start it's OK not to get Jesus parables, cos his team didnt.

And while Jesus unpacks this parable, he leaves a lot unsaid, like who is the farmer?

What exactly is the word", the "logos" which means an idea.

What stands out for you as you read Jesus explanation?

Perhaps that's the important thing for you today...

#wordsofJesus