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And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
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Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil.
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And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away.
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Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
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Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."
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And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"
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When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables;
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in order that "they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.' "
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And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?