Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Ver. 18. Hear ye therefore the parable, &c.] The disciples had asked him concerning the multitude, Matthew 13:10; "Why speakest thou to them in parables?" They pretended that the multitude understood him not, and therefore he should do well to show them the meaning. They were ashamed, belike, to bewray their own ignorance, but our Saviour calls to them also to hear the parable explained. We are all willing to make the best of our own case, to hide our crooked legs with long garments, &c. Nature need not be taught to tell her own tale.