What does Matthew 13:3 mean?

Matthew 13:3 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Matthew 13:3 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

1The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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