# General Information:

Jesus begins to explain the parable he told in [Mark 4:3-8](./03.md). 

# 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]])