Matthew:13:3-14

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* And he spoke many things to them in parables , saying , Behold , a sower went forth to sow . * And as he sowed , some seeds fell by the wayside ; and the birds came and devoured them . * And others fell upon rocky places , where they had not much earth ; and they sprung up immediately , because they had no depth of earth . * But when the sun was up , they were scorched ; and because they had no root , they withered away . * And others fell among thorns ; and the thorns grew up , and choked them . * And others fell upon good ground ; and yielded fruit , some a hundred fold , some Sixty , some thirty fold . * He that hath ears , let him hear . * And the disciples came and said to him , Why dost thou speak to them in parables ? * He answered and said , Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven ; but to them it hath not been given . * For whoever hath , to him will be given , and he will have abundance ; but whoever hath not , from him will be taken away even what he hath . * Therefore I speak to them in parables , because seeing they see not , and hearing they hear not , nor understand . * And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah , which saith , "Ye will hear indeed , and not understand ; and ye will see indeed , and not perceive .

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