Mark:4:1-20

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* And he began again to teach by the sea side : and there was gathered unto him a great multitude , so that he entered into a ship , and sat in the sea ; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land . * And he taught them many things by parables , and said unto them in his doctrine , * Hearken ; Behold , there went out a sower to sow : * And it came to pass , as he sowed , some fell by the way side , and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up . * And some fell on stony ground , where it had not much earth ; and immediately it sprang up , because it had no depth of earth : * But when the sun was up , it was scorched ; and because it had no root , it withered away . * And some fell among thorns , and the thorns grew up , and choked it , and it yielded no fruit . * And other fell on good ground , and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased ; and brought forth , some thirty , and some sixty , and some an hundred . * And he said unto them , He that hath ears to hear , let him hear . * And when he was alone , they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable . * And he said unto them , Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto them that are without , all these things are done in parables : * That seeing they may see , and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear , and not understand ; lest at any time they should be converted , and their sins should be forgiven them . * And he said unto them , Know ye not this parable ? and how then will ye know all parables ? * The sower soweth the word . * And these are they by the way side , where the word is sown ; but when they have heard , Satan cometh immediately , and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts . * And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground ; who , when they have heard the word , immediately receive it with gladness ; * And have no root in themselves , and so endure but for a time : afterward , when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word 's sake , immediately they are offended . * And these are they which are sown among thorns ; such as hear the word , * And the cares of this world , and the deceitfulness of riches , and the lusts of other things entering in , choke the word , and it becometh unfruitful . * And these are they which are sown on good ground ; such as hear the word , and receive it , and bring forth fruit , some thirtyfold , some sixty , and some an hundred .

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