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Mark - ch 4 v 1 - 20
- And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.
- And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
- Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
- and it came to pass, as he sowed, some `seed' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
- And other fell on the rocky `ground', where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
- and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
- And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
- And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
- And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
- And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
- that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
- And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
- The sower soweth the word.
- And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.
- And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky `places', who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
- and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.
- And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,
- and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
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