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A sower went out to sow his seed .
And as he sowed ,
some fell by the wayside ;
and it was trampled down ,
and the birds of the air devoured it .
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Some fell on rock ;
and as soon as it sprang up ,
it withered away because it lacked moisture .
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And some fell among thorns ,
and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it .
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But others fell on good ground ,
sprang up ,
and yielded a crop a hundredfold ."
When He had said these things He cried , "
He who has ears to hear ,
let him hear !"
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Then His disciples asked Him ,
saying , "
What does this parable mean ?"
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And He said , "
To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ,
but to the rest it is given in parables ,
that "
Seeing they may not see ,
And hearing they may not understand .'
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Now the parable is this :
The seed is the word of God .
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Those by the wayside are the ones who hear ;
then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts ,
lest they should believe and be saved .
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But the ones on the rock are those who ,
when they hear ,
receive the word with joy ;
and these have no root ,
who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away .
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Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who ,
when they have heard ,
go out and are choked with cares ,
riches ,
and pleasures of life ,
and bring no fruit to maturity .
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But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who ,
having heard the word with a noble and good heart ,
keep it and bear fruit with patience .