Mark's Gospel: Chapter 4
Is a lit candle put under a bed or on top of a candlestick?
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Key words
- Sow: to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
Sow the seeds in pots.
- Choke: if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat
She choked to death on a fish bone.
- Weeds: any wild plant that grows in a garden or field where it is not wanted
My garden is covered with weeds.
- Deceitfulness: the action of keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage
The governments deceitfulness prevents them from keeping their promises.
- Lust: a very powerful feeling of wanting something
The politician has an overwhelming lust for power
Read the article to find the answers
- Why did Jesus have to teach from a boat?
- What chokes the word?
- Who does the work of growing seeds?
- What did the disciples ask each other when they were afraid?
Jesus teaches from a boat
The crowds who came to hear Jesus teach were so large that He had to get into a boat. He taught them through parables as they stood on the shore.
"Listen carefully! Imagine a farmer went out to sow seeds. As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the road and birds flew down and ate them. Others fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil. These seeds grew quickly, but when the sun came up they withered because they had no deep roots. Other seeds grew, but weeds choked them and prevented them from bearing fruit. And other seeds fell on good, fertile soil - they produced plenty of fruit. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."