Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

In Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 Christ gives the parable of the sower or the parable of the soils.  This is the first of the famous kingdom parables from Matthew 13 given in response to the unbelief recorded in chapters 11-12.  Here Christ explains that there will be many who do not respond well to the gospel.  Some will be deceived by Satan. Some will fall away after persecution. Some will be choked out by the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches.  Those who bear fruit, however, will be saved.