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1 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside the lake.
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That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he climbed into a boat and sat down. The whole crowd was standing on the shore.
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Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
3 He said many things to them in parables: "A farmer went out to scatter seed.
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And he told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate it.
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And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where the soil was shallow. They sprouted immediately because the soil wasn't deep.
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Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun came up, it scorched the plants, and they dried up because they had no roots.
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But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away.
7 Other seed fell among thorny plants. The thorny plants grew and choked them.
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Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 Other seed fell on good soil and bore fruit, in one case a yield of one hundred to one, in another case a yield of sixty to one, and in another case a yield of thirty to one.
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Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 Everyone who has ears should pay attention."
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Let anyone with ears listen!"
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