The Parable of the Sower: Summary and Meaning

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) is the first parable that Jesus preached to the crowds in the Gospels. This parable could be interpreted as a cautionary story to the people of Jesus's day, but it has great significance for us today.

A Summary of the Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Sower might also be referred to as the Parable of the Soils because Jesus describes four types of soil that a sower planted seeds: a path, rocky ground, thorns, and good soil. After telling them the parable, Jesus explains directly what each type of soil represents.

The Path
Someone who hears the word of God and does not understand it, so the devil comes to take away even what they heard.

The Rocky Ground
Someone who hears the word of God and receives it with joy, but lets trials or persecutions lead them away from God.

The Thorns
Someone who hears the word of God, but the temptations of the world and wealth leads them to do nothing good for God.

The Good Soil
Someone who hears the word of God and understand it and bears fruit 100x, 60x, or 30x more than others.

What is the good fruit? The good fruit is the good we bring into the world through our love of God and our neighbors.

The Meaning of the Parable of the Sower

It's hard not to listen to this parable and start to apply these four soils to people we know or to our lives today.

Ask yourself:

Are there times in my life that I heard the word of God but experienced one of three kinds of bad soils?

Am I living in good soil now, hearing the word of God and bearing fruit? Am I bearing 100x more good fruit than others? 60x more? 30x more? Less?

Am I being the good soil for others? In other words, am I helping others hear and understand the word of God so that they can bear good fruit?

Or am I cultivating a community and church that is more like the path, rocky ground, or thorns?

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