Luke 8:5-15
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by
the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it.
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And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was
sprung 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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And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and
bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he
cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And his disciples
asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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And he said,
Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:
but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and
hearing they might 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 way side are they
that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of
their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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They on the
rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy;
and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of
temptation fall away.
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And that which fell among thorns are
they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with
cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to
perfection.
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But that on the good ground are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring
forth fruit with patience.
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