Textual analysis - Essay Example Jesus replied them using parables those who about the kingdom of God and do what they are required of; they are privileged, and they will be counted as the son of God. He told them exact meaning of the parable in detailed explanations (Butler 21). The sower is God. The seed is the word of God. The seed that fell on the roadside means that those people hear the word of God, but Satan comes and takes away from their hearts immediately. The first parable has some resemblance with the second parable; the seed fell on the stony ground. The meaning of this is that these people hear the word and receive it with gladness, but they have no roots to it grounded firm. Because of the lack of sources and strongest, they endure the force for some time but they wither off. The seed that was planted amongst the thorns had representation that they heard the word, but the pleasures, desires and the richness of the world entered in, stifled the word, and became fruitless to the person (Butler 18).