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Matthew - ch 13 v 1 - 20
- On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
- And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
- And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
- and as he sowed, some `seeds' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
- and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
- and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
- And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:
- and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
- He that hath ears, let him hear.
- And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
- Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
- And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
- For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
- But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
- For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
- Hear then ye the parable of the sower.
- When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, `then' cometh the evil `one', and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
- And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;
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