Matthew:13:1-23
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The same day Jesus went out of the house ,
and sat by the shore of the lake ;
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and great multitudes were gathered together to him ,
so that he went into a boat ,
and sat down ;
and all the multitude stood on the beach .
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And he spoke many things to them in parables ,
saying ,
Behold ,
a sower went forth to sow .
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And as he sowed ,
some seeds fell by the wayside ;
and the birds came and devoured them .
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And others fell upon rocky places ,
where they had not much earth ;
and they sprung up immediately ,
because they had no depth of earth .
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But when the sun was up ,
they were scorched ;
and because they had no root ,
they withered away .
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And others fell among thorns ;
and the thorns grew up ,
and choked them .
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And others fell upon good ground ;
and yielded fruit ,
some a hundred fold ,
some Sixty ,
some thirty fold .
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He that hath ears ,
let him hear .
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And the disciples came and said to him ,
Why dost thou speak to them in parables ?
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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 .
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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 .
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Therefore I speak to them in parables ,
because seeing they see not ,
and hearing they hear not ,
nor understand .
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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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For this people
s heart hath become gross ,
and their ears are dull of hearing ,
and their eyes they have closed ,
lest they should see with their eyes ,
and hear with their ears ,
and understand with their heart ,
and turn from their ways ,
and I should heal them ."
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But blessed are your eyes ,
for they see ;
and your ears ,
for they hear .
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Truly do I say to you ,
that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see ,
and did not see them ;
and to hear the things which ye hear ,
and did not hear them .
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Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower .
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When any one heareth the word of the kingdom ,
and understandeth it not ,
the Evil One cometh ,
and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart ;
this man is what was sown by the wayside .
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And what was sown on the rocky places ,
this is he that heareth the word ,
and immediately receiveth it with joy ,
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but ,
having no root within him ,
endureth only for a time ;
and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word ,
he immediately falleth away .
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And what was sown among the thorns ,
this is he that heareth the word ,
but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word ,
and he becometh unfruitful .
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And what was sown on the good ground ,
this is he that heareth the word ,
and understandeth it ;
who also beareth fruit ,
and yieldeth ,
one a hundred fold ,
another sixty ,
another thirty fold .
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