Luke 8:4-18

4While a largeG4183 crowdG3793 was gatheringG4896 andG2532 people were comingG1975 toG4314 Jesus from town after townG2596G4172, He toldG2036 them this parableG3850: 5“A farmerG4687 went outG1831 to sowG4687 hisG846 seedG4703. AndG2532 asG1722 heG846 was sowingG4687, someG3739 seed fellG4098 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598, whereG2532 it was trampledG2662, andG2532 theG3588 birdsG4071 of theG3588 airG3772 devouredG2719 itG846.

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SomeG2087 fellG2667 onG1909 rocky groundG4073, andG2532 when it came upG5453, the seedlings witheredG3583 becauseG1223 they hadG2192 noG3361 moistureG2429.

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OtherG2087 seed fellG4098 amongG1722G3319 thornsG173, which grew up withG4855 it and chokedG638 the seedlings.

8StillG2532 otherG2087 seed fellG4098 onG1519 goodG18 soilG1093, where it sprang upG5453 and producedG4160 a cropG2590—a hundredfoldG1542.”

As Jesus saidG3004 this, He called outG5455, “He whoG3588 hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, let him hearG191.”

9ThenG1161 HisG846 disciplesG3101 askedG1905 HimG846 whatG5101 thisG3778 parableG3850 meantG1510.

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He repliedG2036, “The knowledgeG1097 of theG3588 mysteriesG3466 of theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 has been givenG1325 to youG4771, butG1161 toG3588 othersG3062 I speak inG1722 parablesG3850, so thatG2443,

11NowG1161 thisG3778 is the meaningG1510 of theG3588 parableG3850: TheG3588 seedG4703 isG1510 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316. 12TheG3588 seeds2 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598 areG1510 those whoG3588 hearG191, but theG3588 devilG1228 comesG2064 andG2532 takes awayG142 theG3588 wordG3056 fromG575 theirG846 heartsG2588, so thatG2443 they may not believeG3361G4100 and be savedG4982.

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TheG3588 seeds onG1909 rocky groundG4073 are those whoG3739 hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056 and receive itG1209 withG3326 joyG5479, butG2532 they haveG2192 noG3756 rootG4491. They believeG4100 forG4314 a seasonG2540, but inG1722 the timeG2540 of testingG3986, they fall awayG868.

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TheG3588 seeds that fellG4098 amongG1519 theG3588 thornsG173 areG1510 those whoG3588 hearG191, but as they go on their wayG4198, they are chokedG4846 byG5259 the worriesG3308, richesG4149, andG2532 pleasuresG2237 ofG3588 this lifeG979, andG2532 their fruit does not matureG3756G5052.

15ButG1161 theG3588 seeds onG1722 goodG2570 soilG1093 areG1510 thoseG3748 withG1722 a nobleG2570 andG2532 goodG18 heartG2588, who hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056, cling toG2722 it, andG2532 byG1722 perseveringG5281 produce a cropG2592.

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No oneG3762 lightsG681 a lampG3088 and coversG2572 itG846 with a jarG4632 orG2228 putsG5087 it underG5270 a bedG2825. InsteadG235, he setsG5087 it onG1909 a standG3087, soG2443 those whoG3588 enterG1531 can seeG991 theG3588 lightG5457. 17ForG1063 there isG1510 nothingG3756 hiddenG2927 thatG3739 will not beG3756G1096 disclosedG5318, and nothingG3761 concealedG614 thatG3739 will not be made knownG3756G3361G1097 andG2532 broughtG2064 toG1519 lightG5318.

18Pay attentionG991, thereforeG3767, to howG4459 you listenG191. WhoeverG3739G302 hasG2192 will be givenG846G1325 more, but whoeverG3739G302 does not haveG3361G2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he thinksG1380 he hasG2192 will be taken awayG142 fromG575 himG846.”