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And while he soweth, some seeds felled [fell] beside the way, and birds of the air came, and ate them.
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But other seeds [Soothly other] felled into stony places, where they had not much earth; and at once [and anon] they sprung up, for they had not deepness of earth.
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But when the sun was risen, they parched [they sweltered, or burned for heat], and for they had not root, they dried up.
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And other seeds [Forsooth other] felled among thorns; and the thorns waxed up, and strangled them.
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But other seeds [But other] felled into good land, and gave fruit; some an hundredfold, another sixtyfold, [and] another thirtyfold.
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He that hath ears of hearing, hear he.
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And the disciples came nigh, and said to him, Why speakest thou in parables to them?
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And he answered, and said to them, For to you it is given to know the privates of the kingdom of heavens; but it is not given to them. [+Which answering said unto them, For to you it is given to know the mysteries, or privates, of the kingdom of heavens; but it is not given to them.]
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For it shall be given to him that hath, and he shall have plenty; but if a man hath not [truly who that hath not], also that thing that he hath shall be taken away from him.
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Therefore I speak to them in parables, for they seeing see not, and they hearing hear not, neither understand;
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that the prophecy of Esaias? saying be fulfilled in them [that the prophecy of Easias be filled in them, that saith], With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand; and ye seeing shall see, and ye shall not see;