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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven by telling a parable about a person who sows seeds.
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# Jesus said many things to them in parables
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"Jesus told them many things in parables"
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# to them
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"to the people in the crowd"
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# Behold
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"Look" or "Listen." This word calls attention to what is to be said next. AT: "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# a farmer went out to sow seed
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"a farmer went out to scatter seeds in a field"
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# As he sowed
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"As the farmer scattered the seed"
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# beside the road
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This refers to a "path" next to the field. The ground there would have been hard from people walking on it.
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# devoured them
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"ate all the seeds"
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# rocky ground
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This is ground full of rocks with just a thin layer of soil on top of the rocks.
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# Immediately they sprang up
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"The seeds quickly sprouted and grew"
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# they were scorched
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the sun scorched the plants, and they became too hot" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they withered away
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"the plants became dry and died" |