ESV Reformation Study Bible – Mark 4:3–8
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Mark 4:3–8

4:3–8 a sower . . . to sow. In first-century Palestine, sowing preceded plowing. Paths made by villagers and thorny areas had the seed plowed into them. Rocky places, covered by a thin layer of soil, only became visible after plowing.