Jesus asked them, “Don’t you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?
Then he used stories as illustrations to tell them many things. He said, “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.
“The farmer plants the word.
Then Jesus said to them, “How foolish you are! You’re so slow to believe everything the prophets said!
I correct and discipline everyone I love. Take this seriously, and change the way you think and act.