Mat 13:3-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 13:3-9: 13:3-9 This parable (interpreted in 13:18-23 ) addresses the mostly negative responses of the Jewish nation to Jesus and his message. • Parables (Greek parabolē ) are stories that usually express an analogy between a common aspect of life and a spiritual truth. To understand a parable, it is necessary to locate the central analogy and understand it in its historical context and in the context of the Gospel text; then the central message can be understood. Speculative allegorical meanings that were not intended should not be found in every element of a parable.

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‏ Matthew 13:3-9

Summary for Matt 13:3-9: 13:3-9 ^a This parable (interpreted in 13:18-23 ^b) addresses the mostly negative responses of the Jewish nation to Jesus and his message.

• Parables (Greek parabolē) are stories that usually express an analogy between a common aspect of life and a spiritual truth. To understand a parable, it is necessary to locate the central analogy and understand it in its historical context and in the context of the Gospel text; then the central message can be understood. Speculative allegorical meanings that were not intended should not be found in every element of a parable.