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And it came to pass afterward ,
that he journeyed through cities and villages ,
preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God ;
and the twelve were with him ,
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and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities ,
Mary called Magdalene ,
out of whom had come seven demons ,
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and Joanna ,
the wife of Chuzas ,
Herod
s steward ,
and Susanna ,
and many others ,
who afforded them aid from their substance .
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And a great multitude collecting together ,
and people from the cities going out to him ,
he spoke by a parable :
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A sower went forth to sow his seed ;
and as he sowed ,
some seeds fell by the way
side ;
and they were trodden down ,
and the birds of the air devoured them .
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And others fell upon rocky ground ;
and when they had sprung up they withered away ,
because they had no moisture .
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And others fell among thorns ;
and the thorns sprung up with them ,
and choked them .
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And others fell upon good ground ,
and sprung up ,
and bore fruit ,
a hundred
fold .
While saying these things ,
he cried aloud ,
He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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And his disciples asked him what this parable meant .
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And he said ,
To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ;
but to others in parables ;
that while seeing they may not see ,
and while hearing they may not understand .
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Now the meaning of the parable is this .
The seed is the word of God .
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Those by the way
side are they that hear ;
then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart ,
that they may not believe and be saved .
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Those on the rocky ground are they who ,
when they hear ,
receive the word with joy ;
and these have no root ;
and for a while they believe ,
and in time of temptation fall away .
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And those seeds which fell among the thorns ,
these are they who ,
when they have heard ,
go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life ,
and bring no fruit to perfection .
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But the seeds on the good ground ,
these are they who in an honest and good heart ,
when they have heard the word ,
hold it fast ,
and bear fruit with constancy .