1 Soon afterwards He was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
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and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);
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Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.
The Parable of the Sower
4 As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:
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"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up.
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Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture.