 I think we can come to terms with this section if we pay attention to three questions. First of all, the disciples' question for Jesus. You'll notice that that comes recorded for us there in verse 10, after he has told the initial story. Now the crowd has come, he has the floating pulpit, they all are along the water's edge, and he begins, a farmer, listen to me, a farmer went out to sow his seed and so on.