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The man who sows went forth to sow his seed .
And during his sowing ,
some fell by the way ,
and it was trampled ,
and the birds of the sky devoured it .
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And another fell on the rock ,
and having grown ,
it withered away because of not having moisture .
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And another fell amidst the thorns ,
and having grown together ,
the thorns choked it .
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And another fell on the good ground ,
and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold .
As he said these things ,
he called out ,
He who has ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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And his disciples questioned him ,
saying ,
What is this parable ?
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And he said ,
To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ,
but to the others in parables ,
so that seeing they would not see ,
and hearing they would not understand .
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Now the parable is this .
The seed is the word of God .
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And those by the way are those who hear ,
then the devil comes ,
and takes away the word from their heart ,
lest having believed ,
they would be saved .
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And those on the rock are those who ,
when they hear ,
receive the word with joy .
And these have no root ,
who believe for a time ,
and withdraw in time of trial .
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And that which fell in the thorns ,
these are those who heard ,
and as they go they are choked by cares and wealth and pleasures of life ,
and do not bring to maturity .
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But those in the good ground ,
these are those who in an good and right heart ,
having heard the word ,
hold it firm ,
and bring forth fruit in perseverance .