Four Types of Soil
English Translation
Four Frames (from right to left):
Frame 1: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved (Lk 8:12).
In the seal: Be alert to the Devil.
Frame 2: Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away (Lk 8:13).
In the seal: Shallow dirt, ungrounded root
Frame 3: The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature (Lk 8:14)
In the seal: worries, [?]
Frame 4: But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop (Lk 8:15).
In the seal: Yielding a hundred times.
V.E. Scrolls “The Parable of the Sower”
Cat. No. 3086
Published by the Religious Tract Society, Hankow & Shanghai
Simplified Transcription
种子就是上帝的道 那些在路旁的就是人听了道随后魔鬼来从他们心里把道夺去恐怕他们信了得救 路加八章十二节
印章：谨防恶魔
那些在磐石上的就是人听道欢喜领受但心中 没有根不过暂时相信及至遇见试炼就退后了路加八章十三节
印章：土浅根虚
那落在荆棘里的就是人听了道走开以后被今生的思虑钱财宴乐挤住了便结不出成熟的子粒来 路加八章十四节
印章：思虑 触[?]
那落在好土里的就是人听了道持守在诚实善良的心里并且忍耐着结实 路加八章十五节
印章：成熟百倍
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