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Andthese are theylikewise which are sownon stony ground;who,when they have heard the word,immediatelyreceiveitwithgladness;
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Andhavenorootinthemselves,and so endure but for a time:afterward, when afflictionorpersecutionarisethfor the word's sake,immediately they are offended.[a]
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Andtheseare they which aresownamongthorns; such ashear the word,
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And the cares of thisworld,and the deceitfulness of riches,and the lusts[b]of other things entering in, choke the word,and it becomethunfruitful.
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Andtheseare they which are sownongoodground; such ashear the word,andreceive it, and bring forth fruit, somethirtyfold,some*sixty,andsome an hundred.
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And he said unto them,Is a candlebroughtto be putunder a bushel,[c]orunder a bed? and notto be seton a candlestick?
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For there isnothinghid*, whichshallnot be manifested; neither was any thing keptsecret,butthat it should comeabroad*.