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And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow.
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And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
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Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,
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but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away.
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Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
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Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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He who has ears, let him hear."
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Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
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And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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