Parable of the Sower — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on parable of the sower, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Matthew 13:3 (KJV)
What went forth in the parable?
Answer: A sower
Study note. Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Lesson 2 · Matthew 13:4 (KJV)
What happened to the seed by the way side?
Answer: The fowls devoured it
Study note. The fowls came and devoured them up.
Lesson 3 · Matthew 13:5 (KJV)
Why did the seed on stony places spring up quickly?
Answer: It had no deepness of earth
Study note. Because they had no deepness of earth.
Lesson 4 · Matthew 13:6 (KJV)
What scorched the seed on stony ground?
Answer: The sun
Study note. When the sun was up, they were scorched.
Lesson 5 · Matthew 13:7 (KJV)
What choked the seed among thorns?
Answer: The thorns sprang up
Study note. The thorns sprung up, and choked them.
Lesson 6 · Luke 8:11 (KJV)
What does the seed represent?
Answer: The word of God
Study note. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Lesson 7 · Matthew 13:19 (KJV)
Who takes away the seed sown by the way side?
Answer: The wicked one
Study note. Then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown.
Lesson 8 · Matthew 13:22 (KJV)
What chokes the seed sown among thorns?
Answer: The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches
Study note. The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word.
Lesson 9 · Matthew 13:23 (KJV)
What yields did the good ground bring forth?
Answer: Some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold
Study note. Some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Lesson 10 · Matthew 13:13 (KJV)
Why did Jesus speak to the multitude in parables?
Answer: Because seeing they see not
Study note. Because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does parable of the sower point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?