The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 1“Hear then the parable of the sower:
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When anyone hears the word of
2the kingdom and
3does not understand it,
4the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
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As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately
5receives it with joy,
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yet he has no root in himself, but
6endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately
7he falls away.
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As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but
8the cares of
9the world and
10the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and
11understands it. He indeed
12bears fruit and yields, in one case
13a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty. ”