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And it came to pass, as he sowed, some*fellby the way side,and the fowls of the aircameanddevoureditup.
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Andsomefellon stony ground,where it hadnotmuchearth;andimmediately it sprang up, because it hadnodepth of earth:
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Butwhen the sun was up, it was scorched; andbecause it hadnoroot, it withered away.
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Andsomefellamongthorns,and the thorns grew up, andchokedit,and it yieldednofruit.
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Andotherfellongoodground,and did yieldfruit that sprang upandincreased; and brought forth, somethirty,andsomesixty,andsome an hundred.
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And he said unto them,He that hathears to hear, let him hear.
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Andwhen he wasalone, they that were abouthimwith the twelveasked of him the parable.
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And he said unto them,Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God:but unto them that are without, all these things are doneinparables:
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Thatseeing they may see, andnotperceive; andhearing they may hear, andnotunderstand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiventhem.