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And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,
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And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod’s steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.
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And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude.
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The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side. And it was trodden down: and the fowls of the air devoured it.
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And other some fell upon a rock. And as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
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And other some fell among thorns. And the thorns growing up with it, choked it.
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And other some fell upon good ground and, being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
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To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand.
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Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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And they by the way side are they that hear: then the devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.