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6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
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Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
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Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He answered and said unto them,Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
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He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
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Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
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In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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