# Listen

"Pay attention"

# As he sowed

"As he threw the seeds over the soil." In different cultures people sow seeds differently. In this parable the seeds were sown by throwing the seeds over the land that was prepared for growing.

# they sprang up

"they began to grow quickly"

# soil

This refers to the loose dirt on the ground in which you can plant seeds.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sow]]