1 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
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and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;
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Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
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While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:
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“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.
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Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.