When teaching a large crowd on one occasion, Jesus, according to his custom, used a series of illustrations to test the crowd and weed out those who had no more than a superficial interest in the Kingdom.
Kui Jeesus kord üht suurt rahvahulka õpetas, rääkis ta nagu tavaliselt rea tähendamissõnu, et rahvahulka kontrollida ja eraldada need, kes on Kuningriigist vaid pinnapealselt huvitatud.