The parable of the sower excited much questioning. Some of the hearers gathered from it that Christ was not to establish an earthly kingdom, and many were curious and perplexed. Seeing their perplexity, Christ used other illustrations, still seeking to turn their thoughts from the hope of a worldly kingdom to the work of God's grace in the soul.

Lignelsen om sædemanden fremkaldte mange spørgsmål blandt tilhørerne. Nogle af dem fik den forståelse, at Kristus ikke ville oprette et jordisk rige, og mange var forundrede og rådvilde. Kristus, der forstod deres forvirring, brugte da andre illustrationer, idet han stadig prøvede at aflede deres tanker fra håbet om et jordisk rige og vende dem mod Guds nåde og frelse for menneskene.