4 As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:
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"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up.
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Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture.
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Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
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Still other seed fell on good ground; when it sprang up, it produced a crop: 100 times [what was sown]." As He said this, He called out, "Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!"