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 # Connecting Statement:
 
-Jesus then tells the people parables to explain the kingdom of God, which he later explains to his disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parables]])
+Jesus tells the people parables to teach them about the kingdom of God. Later he explains the parables to his disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parables]])
 
 # like a man who sows his seed
 
-Jesus likens the kingdom of God to a farmer who sows his seed. Alternate translation: "like a farmer who sows his seed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
+When a person sows seed, he plants the seed by scattering it on the ground. Alternate translation: "like a farmer who plants his seed" or "like a farmer who scatters his seed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])