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"When anyonehears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatchesawaywhat has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sownbeside the road.
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"And the one on whom seed was sownamong the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealthchoke the word, and it becomesunfruitful.
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"And the one on whom seed was sown on the goodsoil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; whoindeedbearsfruit and bringsforth, some a hundredfold, somesixty, and somethirty."