He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man.

But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

Responding, he said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.

He answered, "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.

(6) He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
(6) He expounds the first parable of the good and evil seed.

He answered and said unto them,.... Being very ready to answer their request, and willing to communicate spiritual knowledge to them; thereby showing great condescension, and humility in himself, and great affection to them:
he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man; he that is signified by the man that sowed good seed in his field, is "the son of man"; by whom he means himself, the seed of the woman; and the son of David; who being anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure, went about Judea and Galilee, preaching the everlasting Gospel, to the conversion of sinners, thereby making them good seed; though this may be understood of him, as including his apostles and ministers, whom he makes use of as instruments for the good of souls, by preaching the Gospel.