Mark 4:3 is the parable itself where the sower sows; here Jesus explains that the sower sows the word — direct interpretation.

Mark 4:26 is another seed parable, reinforcing the metaphor of the kingdom growing from scattered seed.

Mark 2:2 shows Jesus actively preaching the word, the same action the sower performs in this parable.

Matthew 13:19 is the parallel explanation of the same parable, describing those who hear the word without understanding.

Luke 8:11 directly parallels this, identifying the seed as the word of God.

Colossians 1:6 describes the word bearing fruit worldwide, echoing the parable's harvest imagery.

1 Peter 1:23-25 also uses seed imagery for the word, which is imperishable and brings new birth.

Matthew 13:18 is the parallel account introducing the same parable of the sower.

Colossians 1:5 calls the gospel 'the word of truth', identifying it as the seed sown here.