Matthew:13:3-23
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And he spoke many things to them in parables ,
saying ,
Behold ,
the man who sows went forth to sow .
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And as he sowed ,
some fell by the wayside ,
and the birds came and devoured them .
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But others fell upon the rocky places ,
where they had not much soil ,
and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil .
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But when the sun was risen ,
they were scorched ,
and because they had no root they withered .
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And others fell in the thorns ,
and the thorns grew up and choked them .
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But others fell upon the good ground ,
and yielded fruit ,
some a hundredfold ,
some sixty ,
some thirty .
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He who has ears ,
let him hear .
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And the disciples having come ,
they said to him ,
Why do thou speak to them in parables ?
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And having answered ,
he said to them ,
Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens ,
but to those men it has not been given .
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For whoever has ,
to him will be given ,
and he will have abundance ,
but whoever has not ,
even what he has will be taken away from him .
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Because of this I speak to them in parables ,
because seeing they see not ,
and hearing they hear not ,
nor do they understand .
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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah ,
which says ,
By hearing ye will hear ,
and will ,
no ,
not understand ,
and seeing ye will see ,
and will ,
no ,
not perceive .
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For this people '
s heart became fat ,
and their ears hear heavily ,
and their eyes are shut ,
lest they should see with their eyes ,
and hear with their ears ,
and understand with their heart ,
and should turn ,
and I will heal them .
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But blessed are your eyes ,
because they see ,
and your ears ,
because they hear .
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For truly I say to you ,
that many prophets and righteous men longed to see the things that ye see ,
and did not see them ,
and to hear the things that ye hear ,
and did not hear them .
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Hear ye then the parable of the man who sows .
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Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom ,
and does not understands it ,
evil comes ,
and snatches away what was sown in his heart .
This is that which was sown by the wayside .
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And that which was sown upon the rocky places ,
this is he who hears the word ,
and straightaway receiving it with joy ,
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yet he has no root in himself ,
instead it is temporary .
And when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word ,
straightaway he is caused to stumble .
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And that which was sown in the thorns ,
this is he who hears the word ,
and the care of this age ,
and the deceitfulness of wealth ,
choke the word ,
and he becomes unfruitful .
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But that which was sown upon the good ground ,
this is he who hears the word ,
and understands it ,
who indeed bears fruit ,
and is productive ,
some a hundredfold ,
some sixty ,
some thirty .
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