Many corrections had to be made to the NWT in these parallel accounts. The Kingdom Interlinear translation and William D. Mounce's Lexicon were used to retranslate key words from the Greek in order to create a code preserving translation. For example:
13 But these have no root, they believe for a season kairon,
but in a season (kairw) of testing they fall away (Luke 8), should be:
13 But these have no root, they believe for an appointed time (kairon), but in an appointed time (kairw)
of testing they fall away (Luke 8).
4 and as he was sowing, some [seeds] fell alongside the road, and the birds came and ate them up (Matthew 13), should be:
4 and as he was sowing, some [seeds] fell alongside the way (para thn odon), and the birds came and ate them up (Matthew 13).
6 Jesus said to him: I am the way (h odoj) and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14).
The Way is FDS1, the Truth is FDS3, the Life is FDS4 (FDS2 was the Light).
From the Parallel Account Principle we see that there is a one global event symbolic meaning for all of the 3 parables and there is one word thread with the 3 parables making up 3 pieces of a whole jigsaw..
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LW explanations
The soil, the fine and the soil the good are not double designations (like the dragon, the great and the serpent, the original in Revelation 12). But not like the spirit, the unclean. This is because they do not make sense separately in the account, whereas the spirit, the unclean [one] does in Mark 1:26.
The event symbolic meaning of the sower relates to the sowing of the seed of the Kingdom message in the soil of the hearts of the faithful, the sons of the 1AC, the children of Abraham by faith. Whereas the word symbolic meaning relates to the sowing of the seed of the saints into the soil of the congregation of a true church, the earth that is overseen by the mountain of the true church administration.
For the seed, the 'thing sown' is the word and the word of God and the word of the Kingdom, which is the Kingdom message. But the word is also Jesus, who is the word - of God and the word - of the Kingdom. Jesus is the mediator of the ARC the master covenant for all the saints. so the saints are the covenant house of Jesus. So sowing Jesus is sowing his covenant sons, the saints, just as Israel is the genetic house of Jacob and spiritual Israel is the covenant house of Jacob.
The first thing to notice is that the parable of Matthew refers to plural things being sown yet the explanation refers to singular things being sown. Whereas the parable of Mark refers to singular and plural things being sown yet its explanation refers to plural things being sown. This is saying that these two parables apply to something which can be both singular and plural, namely seed, in the event symbolism. Now in Luke, the parable refers to singular things being sown, but the explanation refers to both singular and plural things being sown. So here is a nice tangled up jigsaw from the holy spirit as regards number. These singulars and plurals are leading us to think of individuals and collectives as the things sown (i.e. people or congregations of people). Seed has this ambiguity, it can be an individual or a whole congregation of individuals.
19 As for anyone hearing the word of the kingdom but not understanding it, the wicked one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart [the seed is the kingdom message and the soil is the heart]; this is the [one] sown alongside the way [in a heart which has not been angelically prepared] (Matthew 13)
19 As for anyone hearing the word of the kingdom but not understanding it, the wicked one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart [the kingdom message is sown in his the heart]; this is the [one] [the saint] sown alongside the way [outside the angelically prepared furrow of the church] (Matthew 13)
15 As for that on the fine soil [into a fine heart], these are the ones that, after hearing the word with a fine and good heart [their soil], retain it and bear fruit [sow further kingdom messages] with endurance (Luke 8). Event Symbolism
15 As for that on the fine soil [into a fine congregation of a true church], these are the ones that, after hearing the word with a fine and good heart, retain it and bear fruit [baptised brothers] with endurance (Luke 8). Word Symbolism.
If you never hear the message you can still be saved by obeying your conscience.
Once you hear the message you must respond to it and beat fruit under test to be saved.
Once you have seen a miracle you cannot be saved by faith alone, you must join the true church and remain in it to be saved.
The event symbolic meanings of each parallel gospel parable are the same. They differ a lot in detail in order to express the different word symbolic meanings!
The following nouns are invariant, taking the same symbolic meaning in both the event and the word symbolism.
Root (5) in himself, is inner conviction, certainty of faith resulting from personal bible research, obeying the first law.
Thorns (9) are corrupting influencers
Birds (3) are demons or the bodies of false churches run by demons. Jesus only runs true churches.
The Rocky [place] (invariant because 'Rocky' is an adjective) is a place full of stumbling blocks
30 Moreover, those whom he foreordained [angelically prepared hearts] are the ones he also called [baptised into a test]; and those whom he called are the ones he also declared to be righteous [sealed, passing the baptism test]. Finally those whom he declared righteous are the ones he also glorified [with the blessing of the covenant they are sealed into] (Romans 8).
3 Then he
told them many [things] in parables, saying: Look! The one sowing went out to sow [The words of the bible].
4 And as he was sowing [these words in people's hearts], some indeed [ones] [words] fell alongside the way (para thn odon) [literally outside the furrow] [into hearts that had not been angelically prepared, soil that had not been tilled,
for God is farming love in hearts not crops in furrows], and the birds [demons] came and ate them up.
5 But others fell upon the rocky/stony [places] [hard hearted and shallow people] where it [the bible message] did not have much soil (ghn) [love to work with], and immediately (euqewj)
it sprang up because of not having depth of soil (ghn)
[shallow love, superficial love for God and man].
6 But after the sun had risen [heat - physical persecution, or light - spiritual tribulation] it was scorched [damaged physically or spiritually], and because of not having root [conviction,
where the mind has convinced the heart, due to life experience or bible research] it withered.
7 But others, fell upon/among [accusative]
the thorns, and the thorns [the soil of the heart is full of thorns, which are worldly desires. Thorns outgrow and therefore choke the growth of the kingdom message planted in the heart of the recipient] came up [in priority in the heart] and choked them.
8 But others fell upon the soil, the fine/rich/fertile [variety],
[loving hearts]
and they began to yield fruit [further seed, further Kingdom messages, and further sowing of said messages, and Kingdom covenanted seed resulting from said sowing], this one 100, that one 60, the other 30.
[9 Let him that has ears listen (Matthew 13).]
18 You, then, listen to the parable of the [one] that sowed.
19 As for anyone hearing the word of the kingdom but
not understanding it, the wicked one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart [the seed is the kingdom message and the field is the heart]; this is the [one] sown alongside the way [When the kingdom message is sown into the heart, then the person enters into the baptism test of the 1AC. But these ones are sown alongside the furrow that the angels have prepared, alongside those with angelically prepared hearts, and without angelic help you cannot pass the test of the 1AC. Satan will take away the kingdom message from your heart unless you have angelic assistance. You get angelic assistance when you make the effort to try and understand the kingdom message by doing bible research. The angels then help you to get a clearer message. This is the angelic chess game for your heart. This is why it is so important to pray to God for angelic help].
20 But the [one] sown upon the rocky/stony [places] [rocks in the soil of their hearts], this is the one hearing the word and at once accepting it with joy.
21 Yet he has no root in himself [He has done no personal bible research. He relies on others for scriptural understanding. He has only superficial understanding which is not backed up by person research] but is temporary,
and after tribulation or persecution [from outsiders] has arisen through the word he is at once stumbled.
22 But the [one] sown into the thorns [thorn plants in the soil of his heart, money, status, glory, etc., so no room for the kingdom seed to grow into a plant], this is the [one] hearing the word, but the anxiety of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful [He stops growing before his plant is big enough to bear fruit. He is not able himself to sow further kingdom messages in peoples hearts].
23 But the [one] sown upon the fine soil (thn kalhn ghn) [in the angelically prepared heart of someone who wants to understand the Kingdom message, who stays the course and enters into the FRC, i.e. gets saved], this is the [one] hearing and understanding the word, who actually does bear fruit [Reaches the point where he sows kingdom message into other people's hearts]
and produces [Kingdom covenanted seed, 1AC or ICC] this one indeed 100, that one but 60, the other but 30 (Matthew 13).
2 And he was teaching them many [things] in parables and he was saying to them in his teaching:
3 Listen! Look! The one sowing went out to sow [The Kingdom message].
4 And as he was sowing, some indeed [of it] [of the kingdom message] fell alongside the way [into hearts that were not angelically prepared, because the candidate was not yet on an angelically guided path which precedes any baptism. This is what Paul calls Foreordination], and the birds [demons] came and ate it up [The angels must first call and train everyone who will enter into the 1AC].
5 And other [seed] fell upon the rocky [place]
[a hard heart]
and [the place] where it did not have much soil [not much love], and straight away (euquj)
it sprang up because of not having depth of soil [superficial love for God and man] (ghn).
6 And when the sun rose (kai ote aneteilen) [heat -
physical persecution, or light - spiritual tribulation], it was scorched [physically or spiritually damaged], and because of not having root [no conviction -
no emotional foundation] it withered.
7 And other [seed] fell into the thorns [a heart full of thorns, love for worldly goals], and the thorns came up [took priority over the kingdom message] and choked it, and it yielded no fruit [no further kingdom messages sown].
8 But others fell into the soil, the fine [loving hearts - which must be angelically prepared non stony deep and thorn averse.
Because everyone alongside the way or with a stony and shallow or thorn friendly heart fails (friendship with the world is enmity with God). Only those with a fine heart which was angelically prepared, i.e. was in the way/the furrow,
succeed in producing fruit. The seed must go into the furrow to do any good in arable farming terms] and coming up and increasing, they began to yield fruit [more kingdom message sowing], and they were bearing into 30 and into/one 60 and into/one 100.
[9 And he was saying: Let him that has ears to listen listen (Mark 4).]
14 The one sowing sows the word [The words of the bible, the scriptures, the kingdom message].
15 But these [messages],
are the ones alongside the way where the word is sown, [the furrow in which the seed is supposed to go. Just as seed is scattered into the furrow and some of it missed, so the kingdom message is scattered around and some of it misses the furrow] and as soon as they have heard [the word] Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown into them.
16 And these [messages], likewise, are the ones sown upon the rocky/stony [places]. As soon as they have heard the word, they accept it with joy.
17 Yet they have no root in themselves [no conviction], but they are temporary, then as soon as tribulation or persecution arises through the word, they are stumbled.
18 And others
[alloi] [other sowings of the same message or other kingdom messages or other scriptures]
are the [ones] sown into the thorns [thorns that are growing in the soil of the heart], these are the ones that have heard the word,
19 but the anxieties of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches and the desires for the rest of the things making inroads, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful [the message stops growing and does not reach maturity].
20 And, the ones [messages] that were sown on the soil, the fine [amongst people with loving angelically prepared hearts, in the road, on the path for them, in the furrow] are those who listen to the word and favourably receive it and bear fruit [produce and sow further kingdom messages in hearts and produce covenanted sons of Abraham] one 30 and/and one 60 and/and one 100 (Mark 4).
5 The one sowing went out to sow his 'thing sown' [The scriptures - the bible]. Well, as he was sowing, some indeed [of it] fell [into the hearts of people] alongside the way [who had not been angelically prepared] and was trampled down [suppressed], and the birds of heaven [demons]
ate it up.
6 And another landed upon [accusative]
the rock-mass [unmoveable heart], and, after sprouting, it dried up because of not having moisture [they lose their heavenly 1AC baptism and do not get sealed in the flesh].
7 And another fell [into the hearts of people overcome by thorny concerns] in [the] midst of the thorns, and the thorns that grew up with it choked it off [never grew up].
8 And another fell into the soil, the good
[loving and righteous hearts], and, after sprouting, it produced fruit [more seed, more kingdom message to sow, and more sowing of Kingdom message and more sons of the 1AC as a result] a hundredfold. As he told these things, he proceeded to call out: Let him that has ears to listen, listen (Luke 8).
11 Now the illustration means this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those [people]
alongside the way/road are the ones that have heard, then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts in order that they may not believe and be saved.
13 Those upon the rock-mass [it enters into their heart, but their heart is totally unmoved by the information,
it acts like a rock mass to it. If your heart is not moved your life will not change] are the ones who, when they hear it, receive the word with joy, but these have no root [no conviction,
the heart has not become emotionally attached to it. The heart does not love or value the message]; they believe for a season/appointed time, but in a season/appointed time of testing they fall away [everyone gets a season when their love for the kingdom message is nurtured and can grow to maturity. And then everybody gets an appointed time of testing to see whether they have a strong enough root in their heart]
14 As for that which fell among the thorns,
these are the ones that have heard [so they are in the 1AC], but, by being carried away by anxieties and riches and pleasures of this life [fleshly desires are fine, so long as you do not get carried away by them. If you do then then become thorn bushes in your heart], they are completely choked [because they let the thorns take over their heart] and bring nothing to maturity/completion [they do fail to develop righteous or loving character traits and therefore fail to pass the 1AC baptism test and enter into the FRC.]
15 As for that on the fine soil [th kalh gh],
these are the ones that, after hearing the word with a fine and good heart [their soil],
retain it and bear fruit [sow further kingdom messages] with endurance (Luke 8).
So all who bear fruit have found the path which the angels prepared for them. For no one sown outside the furrow reaches maturity, which is passing the baptism test. Look back and you will see parts of that path prepared for you by the angels.
The word 'seed' or 'thing sown', sporoj, only appears in Luke 8. In Matthew and Mark it is implied but not actually mentioned!
2 successive subjects choke the word in Matthew and 3 successive subjects choke the word in Mark and 3 successive subjects carry away so as to completely choke in Luke. This must have to do with the 3 applications of the explanations of Mark (double designation) and Luke (double description) and the 2 applications of the explanation of Matthew. This is the Successive Subjects Principle.
The sower is sowing saints in the earth of a true church.
The parable of Matthew is TCC3
The interpretation of Matthew is TCC4
The parable of Mark is TCC1
The Interpretation of Mark is TCC2
The parable of Luke is the re-appointed Laodicea
The interpretation of Luke is Zoar
16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It says, not: And to seeds, as in the case of many such, but as in the case of one: And to your seed, who is Christ. (Galatians 3 NWT)
There are 13 calls of Matthew20 to workers in the vineyard and 13 numbers (30,60,100) x4 and 100 of Luke. So there are 4x 30 cycle calls, 4x 60 cycle calls and 5x 100 cycle calls. See the vineyard call parable in U192
The following nouns are invariant, taking the same symbolic meaning in both the event and the word symbolism.
Root (5) in himself, is inner conviction, certainty of faith resulting from personal bible research, obeying the first law.
Thorns (9) are corrupting influencers
Birds (3) are demons or the bodies of false churches run by demons. Jesus only runs true churches.
The Rocky [place] (invariant because 'Rocky' is an adjective) is a place full of stumbling blocks
3 Then he
told them many [things] in parables, saying: Look! The one sowing went out to sow [Saints].
4 And as he was sowing [progressive development], some indeed [ones] [some saints] fell alongside the way/path/track/furrow (para thn odon) [literally outside the furrow] [the furrow is the organized structure of the TCC3. Some seed fell outside and was sanctified outside the church - In fact all the 1NC seed fell outside the church], and the birds [false churches with wings. So they must be run by demons] came and ate them up [demonically controlled churches target true saints for converts. But not all churches are birds, run by demons].
5 But others fell upon the rocky/stony [places] [some of the more shallow congregations in TCC3] where it did not have much earth/soil (ghn), and immediately (euqewj)
it sprang up because of not having depth of earth/soil (ghn)
.
6 But after the sun had risen [Jesus,
the light of the world. All the non reserves 1NCs had been transferred into their angels so as not to see death and ascended up Jacob's ladder] it was scorched [the 3EC water baptism ended], and because of not having root [no personal research - Jesus' interpretation since the noun count is 5 so it is invariant] it withered [not good]
7 But others, fell upon/among [accusative]
the thorns [corrosive corrupting brothers in TCC3], and the thorns came up and choked them .
8 But others fell upon the soil, the fine/rich/fertile [variety], [faithful and loving congregations in TCC3]
and they began to yield fruit, this one indeed 100, that one but 60, the other but 30 [100 years of the Asher, Proselyte call into the HLC from 1890Sivan11 to 1990Sivan11.
Then 60 years of the Issachar Proselyte Call into the Watchtower and into the 1NC, from 1905Tammuz11 to 1965Tammuz11. Then 60 years of the Zebulun, Samaritan call, to those from an ex true church, the Romans Catholics or the Jews by worship
house, to come into the Watchtower and into the 1NC, from 1906Adar12/13 to 1966Adar12/13 - see U42].
[9 Let him that has ears listen (Matthew 13).]
16 In-this-way the last [ones] will be first, and the first [ones] last (Matthew 20).
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE WATCHTOWER WAS ESSENTIALLY A VEHICLE FOR 1NCs and HLCs AND THERE ARE 100X MORE LORDS THAN KINGS !!!
18 You, then, listen to the parable of the [one] that sowed.
19 As for anyone [saints] hearing the word of the kingdom
but
not understanding it, the wicked one [not the birds. These ones are resistant to false churches but not to wicked people corrupting them] comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart ; this is the [one] sown alongside the way [The furrow is the organized structure, the righteous path in TCC4. TCC1 was actually called 'the way'. But Jesus is the way the truth and the life].
20 But the [one] sown upon the rocky/stony [places] [congregations containing or influenced by external stumbling blocks], this is the one hearing the word [as preached by TCC4] and at once accepting it with joy.
21 Yet he has no root in himself [does not do his own bible research. Does not obey the first law. Relies on others to tell him what scriptures mean - shallow spiritually] but is temporary,
and after tribulation or persecution [] has arisen through the word he is at once stumbled.
22 But the [one] sown into the thorns [worldly corruptors, either inside or outside the congregation], this is the [one] hearing the word [as preached by TCC4], but the anxiety of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches choke the word [], and he becomes unfruitful.
23 But the [one] sown upon the fine soil (thn kalhn ghn) [in a good congregation], this is the [one] hearing and understanding the word, who actually does bear fruit and produces, this one indeed 100 [for 100x], that one but 60, the other but 30. [100 months of Ephraim, the Gentile call into the 2NC, from
2003Sivan14 to 2011Tishri14, then 60 months of Manasseh,
the Proselyte call into the 2NC, from 1999Chislev21 to 2004Chislev21, then 30 days of the 2NC Zoar part of the 144 day 2NC OMC King Benjamin call into non adamic Sodom from 2020Heshvan25, the 4th HLC marriage veil lifting and marital supper day, the marriage of Cana, meaning place of reeds for Lords, rather than rods and sceptres for Kings, to 2023Iyyar25. 30 months of this call. The calls are made in the order Proselyte Gentile Benjamin, 60, 100,
30. But this,
that, the other, does not have to be order preserving. In fact the repetition demands two different fulfilments of 100,60,30 the first of which is order preserving. But since the wording does not require order preservation the second fulfilment will be out of sequence.] (Matthew 13).
TCC4, the research church interprets the demise and the chronology of FDS3 the evangelical church. So the parable applies to FDS3 who do not see its meaning. And the interpretation applies to FDS3 who do..
2 And he was teaching them many [things] in parables and he was saying to them in his teaching:
3 Listen! Look! The one sowing went out to sow [Jesus went to sow some saints for and into TCC3].
4 And as he was sowing [progressive development], some indeed [of it] fell alongside the way [furrow, outside the church of TCC3], and the birds [false churches with wings. So they must be run by demons] came and ate it up [demonically controlled churches target true saints for converts. But not all churches are birds, run by demons].
5 And other [seed] fell upon the rocky [place]
and [the place] where it did not have much soil, and straight away (euquj)
it sprang up because of not having depth of soil (ghn).
6 And when the sun rose (kai ote aneteilen), it was scorched, and because of not having root it withered
7 And other [seed] fell into the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit
8 But others fell into the soil, the fine, and coming up and increasing, they began to yield fruit, and they were bearing into 30 and into/one 60 and into/one 100 [The 30 years of the Jewish call into the 1NC from 29Heshvan29 to 59Heshvan29 were into TCC1, but were made before FDS1 was appointed to rule and after it was appointed to feed. Then 30 years of the proselyte call into the 1NC, from
33Sivan5 to 63Sivan5, 60 discontinuous years of the Samaritan call from 34Shebat10 to 64Shebat10 and 100 discontinuous years of the Gentile call into the 1NC from 36Tishri14 to 66Tishri14 and from
66Heshvan14 to 136Heshvan14. There are 4 calls into the 1NC that occurred in TCC1 and there is only one at 60x call and only one at 100x call. So there must be two at 30x and since the order must be 30, then 60, then 100, the calls must be 30x,30x,60x,100x. Then the 60x and the 100x calls are both truncated after 30 years and continued in other churches. So the Samaritan call into TCC1 ran from 34Shebat10 to 64Shebat10, whereas the Gentile call into TCC1 ran from 36Tishri14 to 66Tishri14. This means that all the calls into TCC1 had finished before the transgression causing desolation on 67Tebbeth20, the appointment of the first Pope, St. Linus as a result of the compromise with Rome]
[9 And he was saying: Let him that has ears to listen listen (Mark 4).]
8
kai. a;lla e;pesen eivj th.n gh/n th.n kalh,n( kai.
evdi,dou karpo.n avnabai,nonta kai. auvxano,menon( kai. e;feren eivj tria,konta kai. eivj e`xh,konta kai. eivj e`kato,n (Mark 4 TIS and Sinaiticus)
8
kai. a;lla e;pesen eivj th.n gh/n th.n kalh,n kai.
evdi,dou karpo.n avnabai,nonta kai. auvxano,mena kai. e;feren eivj tria,konta kai. e]n e`xh,konta kai. e]n e`kato,n (Mark 4 WHO and VaticanB)
14 The one sowing sows the word [The word into saints, or the word symbolises saints].
15 But these [messages],
are the ones alongside the way where the word is sown, [the furrow in which the seed is supposed to go. TCC2 in this case. Just as seed is scattered into the furrow and some of it misses, so the saints are sanctified some in the church and some outside] and as soon as they have heard [the word] Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown into them.
16 And these, likewise, are the ones sown upon the rocky/stony [places]. As soon as they have heard the word, they accept it with joy.
17 Yet they have no root in themselves [no conviction], but they are temporary, then as soon as tribulation or persecution arises through the word, they are stumbled.
18 And others
[alloi] are the [ones] sown into the thorns, these [seed or these who have had seed sown into them?] are the ones that have heard the word [and therefore what is sown could be human or could be a message],
19 but the anxieties of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches and the desires for the rest of the things making inroads, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful [saints stop growing and do not reach maturity - they are not sealed].
20 And, the ones [saints] that were sown on the soil, the fine are those who listen to the word and favourably receive it and bear fruit one 30 and/and one 60 and/and one 100 [30 year balance of the Samaritan call, 100 years of Dan, the Jewish call into the ELC and 60 years of Naphtali, the Gentile call into the ELC. So the Jews who were called first in the first presence are called last in the first presence fulfilling Jesus' words in the parable of the vineyard calls. The Gad call into the HLC lasts for 30+60+100=190 years - another possible interpretation of the words] (Mark 4).
16
In-this-way the last [ones] will be first, and the first [ones]
last (Matthew 20).
20
kai. evkei/noi, eivsi,n oi` evpi. th.n gh/n th.n kalh.n spare,ntej( oi[tinej avkou,ousin to.n lo,gon kai. parade,contai kai.
karpoforou/sin e]n tria,konta kai. e]n e`xh,konta kai. e]n e`kato,n (Mark 4 TIS)
20
kai ekeinoi eisin oi epi thn ghn thn kalhn sparentej oitinej akouousin ton logon kai paradecontai kai karpoforousin e]n triakonta kai exhkonta kai ekaton (Mark 4 VatB)
TCC4, the research church interprets the demise and the chronology of FDS3 the evangelical church. So the parable applies to FDS3 who do not see its meaning. And the interpretation applies to FDS3 who do..
5 The one sowing went out to sow his 'thing sown' [The saints]. Well, as he was sowing, some indeed [of it] fell alongside the way [outside Laodicea and outside the LWs] and was trampled down [suppressed], and the birds of heaven [demons]
ate it up [so that the saints never made it into the church].
6 And another landed upon [accusative]
the rock-mass [of the 1NCs in Laodicea], and, after sprouting [This is not a call to be spirit sanctified. Sprouting occurs when water is applied], it dried up because of not having moisture [Laodicea lost their water baptism].
7 And another fell in [the] midst of the thorns, and the thorns that grew up with it choked it off].
8 And another fell into the soil, the good [Good church administration - the reappointed Laodicea], and, after sprouting, it produced fruit a hundredfold [100 days in Zoar?]. As he told these things, he proceeded to call out: Let him that has ears to listen, listen (Luke 8).
11 Now the illustration means this: The seed is the word of God [the covenant house of Jesus, the saints]
12 Those [saints]
alongside the way/road [of TCC2 or TCC4] are the ones that have heard, then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts in order that they may not believe and be saved.
13 Those upon the rock-mass are the ones who, when they hear it, receive the word with joy, but these have no root; they believe for a season/appointed time, but in a season/appointed time of testing they fall away
14 As for that which fell among the thorns,
these are the ones that have heard, but, by being carried away by anxieties and riches and pleasures of this life, they are completely choked and bring nothing to maturity/completion
15 As for that on the fine soil [th kalh gh],
these are the ones that, after hearing the word with a fine and good heart [a double description. So this account has two fulfilments, one for TCC3 and the other for TCC4],
retain it and bear fruit with endurance (Luke 8).
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Bridge SCNC = 30+22=52 (2 threads)
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Bridge SINC Seed (2),
Way (6), Rock-mass (2), Root (5), Thorns (9), Earth (8), Heart (5), Heart of People (n/a), Eyes (2), Ears (2), Birds of Heaven (n/a), Moisture (1), Fruit (4), Bird (3), Depth of Earth (1), Sun (2) = 16 (2 threads).
10 So the disciples came up and said to him: Why is it you speak to them by the use of illustrations?
11 In reply he said: To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those people it is not granted.
12 For whoever has, more will be given him and he will be made to abound; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
13 This is why I speak to them by the use of illustrations, because, looking, they look in vain, and hearing, they hear in vain, neither do they get the sense of it;
14 and toward them the prophecy of Isaiah is having fulfillment, which says, 'By hearing, you will hear but by no means get the sense of it; and, looking, you will look but by no means see.
15 For the heart of this people has grown unreceptive, and with their ears they have heard without response, and they have shut their eyes; that they might never see with their eyes and hear with their ears and get the sense of it with their hearts and turn back, and I heal them.'
16 However, happy are your eyes because they behold, and your ears because they hear.
17 For I truly say to you, Many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things you are beholding and did not see them,
and to hear the things you are hearing and did not hear them (Matthew 13)
10 Now when he got to be alone, those around him with the 12 began questioning him on the illustrations.
11 And he proceeded to say to them: To you the sacred secret of the kingdom of God has been given, but to those outside all things occur in illustrations,
12 in order that, though looking, they may look and yet not see, and, though hearing, they may hear and yet not get the sense of it,
nor ever turn back and forgiveness be given them.
13 Further, he said to them: You do not know this illustration, and so how will you understand all the other illustrations? (Mark 4).
9
But his disciples began to ask him what this illustration might mean.
10 He said: To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God, but for the rest it is in illustrations,
in order that, though looking, they may look in vain and, though hearing, they may not get the meaning (Luke 8).
This account was first decoded using the Greek Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Watchtower. This follows Westcott and Hort's Greek Text. The Watchtower has suffered all sorts of criticism for using this Greek Text. But it was widely used by many universities and schools after its publication. It was the educational standard Greek Text in the UK around the turn of the 20th century it appears to Gordon. Now Wescott and Hort follow the Vatican B manuscript (Codex Vaticanus) in rendering Mark 4:5 as:
5 And other [seed] fell upon the rocky [place] and [the place] where (opou) it did not have much soil (Mark 4).
Codex Bezae has:
5 And other [seed] fell upon the rocky [place] and [the place] that (oti) did not have much soil (Mark 4).
Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Sinaiticus have:
5 And other [seed] fell upon the rocky [place] where it did not have much soil (Mark 4).
Now the oldest text of Mark 4:5 know to man is the Codex Vaticanus (as far as we are aware). This text dates around 300 AD, just before the tragedy of Nicea in 325 AD. The reason that the Codex Vaticanus has survived so long, is that the Catholic Church wouldn't let anyone look at it until the end of the 19th century when Tischendorf and Westcott and Hort got a peek. Isn't it ironic how their wickedness in seeking to hide God's glory has actually preserved God's glory for 1700 years!
The Codex Sinaiticus dates from around 350 AD and the Alexandrinus dates from around 450 AD (these are both now in the British Library). The Codex Bezae is in Cambridge and dates from around 450 AD. The Chester Beatty Papyrus P45, in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, which dates from around 250 AD, contains parts of all 4 Gospels, and has Mark 4:36-41 but not Mark 4:5. The Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Bezae, brilliantly, are on the net in Greek at http:\\209.19.227.169:8080/. Incidentally there are only 3 full early Greek (Uncial) Manuscripts. Codex Bezae is the next largest old manuscript, after these.
Orange text is for successive designations
Blue text is for explanations
Black text for literal countable nouns
Green text for symbolic countable nouns
Brown text is for possessive nouns (which are not countable)
Red is for words where Mounce and Barclay Neuman Lexicons disagree!
Purple is for Hebrew words which are not proper Greek nouns (indeclinable)
1
On that
day, having come-out, the Jesus
of the house
[genitive direct object of come out],
[he] was sitting beside the sea;
2
and many
crowds
gathered to him, so that he went aboard a
boat
to sit down,
and all the
crowd
was standing on the
beach
[aigialon].
3
And he told them many [things] in
parables
[so this account continues until the end of the parables when he dismisses the crowds in verse 35], saying:
Look! The [one] sowing went out to sow;
4
and in his sowing, some [seeds] indeed fell beside the
way, and the
birds
came and ate them up.
5
Others fell upon the rocky [places] where they did not have much
earth/soil, and at once they sprang up due to its not having
depth
of
earth/soil.
6
But [at the time]
[implied epi]
of [the] Sun
having risen they were scorched, and due to not having
root
they withered.
7
Others, too, fell upon the
thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.
8
Others, still, fell upon the earth/soil,
the fine
[not a double designation. It is equivalent to the fine soil as in verse 23, c.f. the dragon, the great, the serpent, the original] and began to yield
fruit, this one 100, that one 60, the other 30.
9
The [one] having ears
let him listen.
10
And the
disciples
came up and said to him: Why do you speak to them in
parables?
11
In reply he said that to you it is granted to understand the
sacred-secrets
of the
kingdom
of the
heavens, but to those [ones] it is not granted.
12
For whoever has
[doctrinal humility],
it will be given to him and he will be made to abound; but whoever does not have
[doctrinal humility], even what he has
[dead fossilized doctrine]
will be taken from him.
13
This is why I speak to them in
parables, because, looking, they do not see, and listening, they do not hear, neither do they comprehend.
14
and toward them is being fulfilled
the prophecy of Isaiah,
the [one/prophecy - feminine]
saying [c.f. the dragon, the great, the serpent, the original, the [one] called the Devil and Satan, the [one]
misleading the entire inhabited earth]
hearing, you will hear but not understand; and looking, you will look but not see.
15
For the
heart
of this
people
was made-thick, and with their
ears
they have heard heavily/difficulty
[literal ears hear. The brain/heart, the metaphorical ears, then makes it heavy or difficult.
But ears are a part of the process so they are used metonymically whereas eyes can be used used metaphorically for seeing with the mind], and they have shut their
eyes
[the eyes of the mind, so as not to understand]; that they might not ever see with their
eyes
[literal eyes] and hear with their
ears
[these are literal ears, not the ears of the heart because the 'ears' of the heart are described next] and comprehend in their
heart
and turn back, and I heal them.'
16
However, happy are your
eyes
because they behold, and your
ears
because they hear
[literal ears cannot be happy. These must be the eyes of the mind and the ears of the heart].
17
For truly I say to you that, many
prophets
and righteous [ones] desired to see what [things] you are beholding and did not see [them], and to hear what [things] you are hearing and did not hear [them]. [9]
18
You, therefore, listen to the
parable
of the [one] having sown.
19
[in the case] of anyone hearing the
word
[metonym] of the
kingdom
but not comprehending [it], the wicked [one] comes and snatches away the [thing] having been sown in his
heart; this is the one sown beside the
way.
20
But the [one] sown upon the rocky [places], this is the [one] hearing the
word
and immediately accepting it with
joy.
21
Yet he has no
root
in himself but is temporary, and [at the time]
[implied epi]
of
tribulation
or
persecution
having occurred due to the
word
he is immediately stumbled.
22
But the [one] sown into the
thorns, this is the [one] hearing the
word, but the
anxiety
of this
system
and the
deceit
of
riches
choke the
word, and he becomes unfruitful.
23
But the [one] sown upon the fine
earth/soil, this is the [one] hearing the
word
and getting the sense of it, who really is bearing-fruit and produces, this one a hundredfold, that one 60, the other 30. [12] (Matthew 13)
1
And again he started teaching beside the
sea. And a most-great
crowd
gathered near him, so that he went aboard a
boat
to sit in the
sea,
and all the
crowd
were [facing] toward the sea
on the earth/seashore
[ghj].
2
And he began to teach them in
parables
many [things]
[so this account covers several parables actually to verse 34]
and to say to them in his
instruction
[didach]:
3
Listen! Look! The [one] sowing went out to sow.
4
And this happened in the sowing, some [part of the seed] indeed fell beside the
way, and the
birds
came and ate it up.
5
And another [part of the seed] fell upon the rocky [place] and [the place] where it did not have much
earth/soil, and it immediately sprang up due to it not having depth of earth/soil.
6
And when the Sun
rose, it was scorched, and due to it not having
root
it withered.
7
And another [part of the seed] fell into the
thorns, and the
thorns
came up and choked it,
and it yielded no
fruit.
8
But other [parts of the seed] fell into the earth/soil,
the fine
[not a double designation. It is equivalent to the fine soil, c.f. the dragon, the great, the serpent, the original] and, coming up and increasing, they began to yield
fruit, and they were bearing into 30, and in 60 and in 100.
9
So he was saying: Whoever has
ears
to listen, let him listen.
10
Now when they got to be alone, the [ones] around him, together with the 12, began questioning him [on] the
parables.
11
And he proceeded to say to them: To you the
sacred-secret
of the
kingdom
of
God
has been given, but to those outside all [things] occur in
parables,
12
in order that, though looking, they may look and yet not see, and, though hearing, they may hear and yet not comprehend, nor at any time should they turn back and it be forgiven them. [3]
13
Further, he said to them: You do not know this
parable, and so how will you understand all the [other]
parables?
14
The [one] sowing sows the
word.
15
These, then, are the [ones] beside the
way
where the
word
is sown; but whenever they might hear [it]
Satan
immediately comes and takes away the
word,
the [one] having been sown into them.
16
And likewise these are the [ones] sown upon the rocky [places], who whenever they hear the
word, they immediately accept it with
joy.
17
Yet they have no
root
in themselves, but are temporary; [at the time]
[implied epi]
of the next [eita]
tribulation
or
persecution
having occurred due to the
word, they are immediately stumbled.
18
And others are the [ones] sown into the
thorns; these are the ones that have heard the
word,
19
but the
anxieties
of this
system
and the
deceit
of
riches
and the
desires
about the remaining [things] impinge and choke the
word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20
Now the [ones] sown on the
earth/soil,
the fine
[not a double designation. It is equivalent to the fine soil, c.f. the dragon, the great, the serpent, the original]
are those who listen to the
word
and accept it and bear-fruit in 30 and in 60 and in 100. [17] (Mark 4)
1 And this [the parable of verse 4] happened next [kaqexhj]. He was travelling through according to city and village, preaching and declaring-as-good-news the kingdom of God. And the 12 [were] with him,
2
also women, certain ones
who had been cured from wicked spirits and sicknesses,
Mary, the [one] called Magdalene, from whom 7 demons had come out,
3
and Joanna, the woman of Chuza,
foreman of Herod, and Susanna and many other [women], who were ministering to them from their [things].
[This is an intro to the subsequent account of the parable of the sower. It would make no sense to stop here!]
4 But [at the time] [implied epi]
of a great crowd collecting together and [of collecting together] of the [ones] going towards him according to city, he spoke through a parable:
5
The [one] sowing went out to sow his seed.
And in his sowing, some [seed] indeed fell beside the
way and was trampled down, and the birds of
heaven ate it up.
6 Some other [seed]
fell down upon the rock-mass, and, after sprouting, it dried up through not having moisture.
7
Some other [seed] fell in [the] midst of the thorns, and having grown up together the thorns choked it off.
8
Some other [seed] fell into the
earth/soil,
the good,
[not a double designation. It is equivalent to the fine soil of verse 15, c.f. the dragon, the great, the serpent, the original] and having sprouted it produced fruit a hundredfold. Saying these [things], he proceeded to call out: The [one] having ears to listen, let him listen.
9
But his disciples were asking him what this parable might mean.
10
He said: To you it is granted to understand the sacred-secrets of the kingdom of God, but for the remaining [ones] [it is given] in parables, in order that,
by looking,
they may not see, and by hearing, they may not understand.
11
Now this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.
12
The [seeds] beside the way are the [ones] that have heard, then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts in order that they may not believe and be saved.
13 But the [seeds] upon the rock-mass [are the ones] who, when they hear [it], are accepting the word
with joy, but these have no root;
[being the ones] who believe for a season/appointed time, but in a season/appointed time
of
testing they fall away.
14 But the [seed] having fallen
into the thorns, these are the [ones] that have heard, but proceeding under
anxieties and riches and pleasures of life,
they are choked and fail to mature.
15 But the [seed] [sown] in the fine earth/soil, these are the ones who, having heard the word
with a fine and good heart, retain it and bear-fruit with endurance. [16] (Luke 8)
Luke Sower Parable + Explanation SCNC = 9 + 8 =17
Luke Sower Parable SINC Seed, Way, Birds of Heaven, Rock-mass,
Moisture, Thorns, Earth, Fruit = 8, Hearts, Root = 10
Matthew Sower Parable Explanation and Bridge SCNC = 10+5+5=20
Matthew Sower Parable Explanation and Bridge SINC
Way, Birds, Earth, Depth of Earth, Sun, Root, Thorns, Fruit = 8, Heart of People, Eyes, Heart, Ears = 12
Mark Sower Parable and Explanation SCNC = 11 + 4 = 15
Mark Sower Parable and Explanation SINC Way, Bird, Earth, Depth of Earth, Sun, Root, Thorns, Fruit = 8
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Bridge SCNC = 17+20+15=52 (2 threads)
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Bridge SINC Seed,
Way, Birds of Heaven, Rock-mass,
Moisture, Thorns, Earth, Fruit = 8, Hearts, Root = 10, Birds, Depth of Earth,
Sun, Heart of People, Eyes, Ears = 16 (2 threads).
Luke Verse 1-15 CNC = 16+16 =32
Luke Verse 1-15 INC Disciples, Parable, Sacred-secrets of Kingdom of God, Word of God, Word, Joy, Season, Season of Testing, Anxieties, Riches,
Pleasures of Life, Endurance = 12, City, Village, Kingdom of God, Women,
Spirits, Sicknesses, Mary, Magdalene,
Demons, Joanna, Woman of Chuza, Susanna, Crowd, Ears = 26
Matthew Intro + Parable+ Bridge + Explanation CNC = 10 + 9 + 12 = 31
Matthew Intro + Parable+ Bridge + Explanation INC Day, House, Jesus, Sea, Crowd, Boat, Beach,
Parables, Ears = 9, Disciples, Sacred-secrets of Kingdom of Heavens, Prophecy of Isaiah,
Eyes,
Prophets, Word of Kingdom, Word, Joy, Tribulation, Persecution,
Anxiety of system, Deceit of Riches = 21
Mark CNC = 10 + 20 = 30
Mark INC Parable, Sacred-secret of Kingdom of God, Word, Satan, Joy, Tribulation, Persecution, Anxieties of system,
Deceit of Riches, Desires = 10, Sea, Crowd, Boat, Earth, Instruction, Ears = 16
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Narrative LCNC = 32+31+30 =93 (3 threads)
Matthew 13 + Mark 4 + Luke 8 Sower Parable + Explanation + Narrative LINC Disciples, Parable, Sacred-secrets of Kingdom of God, Word of God, Word, Joy, Season, Season of Testing, Anxieties, Riches,
Pleasures of Life, Endurance, City, Village, Kingdom of God, Women, Spirits, Sicknesses, Mary, Magdalene,
Demons, Joanna, Woman of Chuza, Susanna,
Crowd, Ears = 26, Day, House, Jesus, Sea, Boat, Beach, Earth,
Instruction, Sacred-secrets of Kingdom of Heavens, Prophecy of Isaiah, Eyes, Prophets, Word of Kingdom, Tribulation, Persecution,
Anxiety of system, Deceit of Riches, Satan, Desires = 45 (3 threads)
Root (5) in himself, is inner conviction, certainty of faith resulting from personal bible research, obeying the first law.
Thorns (9) are corrupting influencers
Birds (3) are demons or the bodies of false churches run by demons. Jesus only runs true churches.
The Rocky place is full of stumbling blocks