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Pentecost Season · Year A

Proper 10

July 12, 2026

The Parable of the Sower (September), Marten van Valckenborch
The Parable of the Sower (September), Marten van Valckenborch, about 1585Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
A sower scatters seed along a country road, while at the water’s edge Jesus teaches the crowd from a boat.A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path … Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain.Marten van ValckenborchA Flemish landscape painter of the months and the parables.Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 13:1-9, 18-23Mt 13:1-9, 18-23
EpistleRom. 8:1-11Rom 8:1-11
Old TestamentGen. 25:19-34Gn 25:19-34Alt. OTIsa. 55:10-13Is 55:10-13
PsalterPs. 119:105-112Ps 119:105-112Alt. PsalmPs. 65:(1-8), 9-13Ps 65:(1-8), 9-13

Overview & Insights

“Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” (Matthew 13:8)

Jesus tells the crowds of a sower whose seed lands on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns, and on good soil. He then explains that the seed is the word of the kingdom, received differently by different hearers.

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Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23Commentary on Mt 13:1-9, 18-23 Working Preacher

The Lutheran lectionary commentary for this exact Year A passage.

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Sermon CommentaryMt 13:1-9, 18-23 Sermon Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary keyed to this Sunday.

Matthew 13 CommentaryMt 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical exposition of the chapter.

Matthew 13 CommentaryMt 13 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep collection of quotes and cross references on the chapter.

Matthew 13:1 Study DeskMt 13:1 Study Desk StudyLight

Aggregates dozens of classic and modern commentaries on the verse.

Matthew 13:1 CommentariesMt 13:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries gathered for the verse.

The Bound Will in the Backrooms, Proper 10 (A) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Episcopal sermon on the sower and the receptive heart.

Background & Word Study

Matthew 13:1 InterlinearMt 13:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text with word by word parsing and Strong's numbers.

Gospel of Matthew OverviewGospel of Mt Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Matthew's structure and themes.

The Church Fathers

Matthew 13 in the Church FathersMt 13 in the Church Fathers Catena

Patristic and medieval comments verse by verse.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave: Ordinary 15 Working Preacher

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Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for this reading across the history of Christian art.

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