Matthew 13:4–8, 19–23

Four kinds of ground

1By the way side

The hard path. The seed lies on top and the birds take it. The word heard, but not understood.

2Stony places

Thin soil over rock. It springs up fast and withers in the sun, for it has “not root in himself.”

3Among thorns

Good soil, but crowded. “The care of this world… choke the word.”

4Good ground

Soft, deep and open. It “heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit.”

The seed is the same in every case. Only the ground is different.