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And he began again to teach by the seawatershore side: and there was gathered unto him a great crowdassemblymultitude, so that he entered into a vesselshipboat, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the landgroundshore. And he taught them many things by illustrationsparablesstories, and said unto them in his doctrine, ListenAttendHearken; Behold, there went out a planterfarmersower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birdscreaturesfowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on hardrockystony ground, where it had not much soilearthdirt; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no foundationrootdepth of earth: But when the lightheatsun was up, it was scorchedwiltedburned; and because it had no baseanchorroot, it withered away. And some fell among weedsbramblesthorns, and the thorns grew up, and chokedstrangledsmothered it, and it yielded no yieldharvestfruit. And other fell on fertilegoodrich ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundredfoldhundredcomplete. And he said unto them, He that hath understandingearssense to hear, let him hear.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the truthmysterysecret of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in riddlesparablesallegories: That seeing they may see, and not perceivegraspunderstand; and hearing they may hear, and not discerncomprehendunderstand; lest at any time they should be convertedturnedchanged, and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parablestoryteaching? and how then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is plantedsownspread; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their heartssoulsminds. And these are they likewise which are sown on stonyrockyhard ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with delightjoygladness; And have no basefoundationroot in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when afflictiondifficultytrouble or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are discouragedoffendeddismayed. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the worriesconcernscares of this world, and the deceitfulness of wealthprosperityriches, and the lusts of other things entering in, chokestiflestrangle the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on goodproductivefertile ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruityieldharvest, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.