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And when the sun rose up, it withered for heat, and it dried up, for it had no root.
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And other felled down into thorns [And another felled down among thorns], and [the] thorns sprang up, and strangled it, and it gave no fruit.
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And other felled down into good land, and gave fruit, springing up, and waxing; and one brought thirtyfold, and one sixtyfold, and one an hundredfold.
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And he said, He that hath ears of hearing, hear he. [And he said, He that hath ears to hear, hear.]
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And when he was by himself, the twelve that were with him asked him to expound the parable.
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And he said to them, To you it is given to know the private of the kingdom of God [To you it is given to know the mystery, or private, of the kingdom of God]. But to them that be withoutforth, all things be made in parables,
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that they seeing see, and see not, and they hearing hear, and understand not; lest [that] sometime they be converted, and sins be forgiven to them.
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And he said to them, Know not ye this parable? and how ye shall know all parables?
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He that soweth, soweth a word.
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But these it be that be about the way, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, at once cometh Satan [anon cometh Satan], and taketh away the word that is sown in their hearts.
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And in like manner be these [these it be] that be sown on stony places, which when they have heard the word, at once they take it with joy [anon take it with joy];