Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 4:14

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 4:14 - 4:14

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 4:14 - 4:14

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14. ὁ σπείρων. The sower in the parable. He is not explained, and the interpretation must vary; Christ, or one of His ministers, or the Church. The emphasis is on τὸν λόγον, giving the key to the parable; What the sower sows is the word. See on Mar 2:2. The comparison between sowing and teaching is common in literature, in Plato, Plutarch, Philo. See the remarkable parallel 2Es 8:41. The suggestion that this parable is borrowed from any external source is unnecessary. Bede notes that ἐξῆλθεν is not explained, and he interprets quia Dominus de sinu Patris egrediens venit in mundum, which is probably too definite.