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3 He said many things to them in parables: "A farmer went out to scatter seed.
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Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate it.
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As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where the soil was shallow. They sprouted immediately because the soil wasn't deep.
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Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6 But when the sun came up, it scorched the plants, and they dried up because they had no roots.
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But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorny plants grew and choked them.
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Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
8 Other seed fell on good soil and bore fruit, in one case a yield of one hundred to one, in another case a yield of sixty to one, and in another case a yield of thirty to one.
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Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
9 Everyone who has ears should pay attention."
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Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
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