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And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
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and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.
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And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,
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but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."
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And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
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For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light.
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If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."
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And he said to them, "Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you.
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For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
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And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground,