"The sower went forth to sow" (R.V.). In the East the state of affairs was so unsettled, and there was so great danger from violence that the people dwelt chiefly in walled towns, and the husbandmen went forth daily to their labor outside the walls. So Christ, the heavenly Sower, went forth to sow. He left His home of security and peace, left the glory that He had with the Father before the world was, left His position upon the throne of the universe. He went forth, a suffering, tempted man; went forth in solitude, to sow in tears, to water with His blood, the seed of life for a world lost.

En sædemand gik ud for at så. I Østen var forholdene i samfundet så usikre, og der var så stor fare for voldshandlinger at folk hovedsagelig boede i befæstede byer og landmændene gik dagligt til deres arbejde uden for murene. Således gik også Kristus, den himmelske sædemand, ud for at så. Han forlod sit sikre og fredelige hjem, forlod den herlighed, som han havde hos Faderen før verdens grundlæggelse, forlod sin plads på universets trone. Han gik ud, idet han led og blev fristet; han gik ud alene for at så med tårer for med sit eget blod at vande livets sæd for en fortabt verden.