Matthew 13:15-24

15ForG1063 thisG3778 people’sG2992 heartG2588 has grown callousG3975; they hardly hearG191G917 withG3588 their earsG3775, andG2532 they have closedG2576 theirG846 eyesG3788. OtherwiseG3361G4219 they might seeG3708 withG3588 their eyesG3788, hearG191 withG3588 their earsG3775, understandG4920 withG3588 their heartsG2588, andG2532 turnG1994, andG2532 I would healG2390 themG846.’1

16ButG1161 blessedG3107 are yourG4771 eyesG3788 becauseG3754 they seeG991, andG2532 yourG4771 earsG3775 becauseG3754 they hearG191. 17ForG1063 trulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, manyG4183 prophetsG4396 andG2532 righteousG1342 men longedG1937 to seeG3708 whatG3739 you seeG991 but did not seeG3756G3708 it, andG2532 to hearG191 whatG3739 you hearG191 but did not hearG3756G191 it.

18ConsiderG4771G191, thenG3767, theG3588 parableG3850 of theG3588 sowerG4687: 19When anyoneG3956 hearsG191 theG3588 messageG3056 of theG3588 kingdomG932 butG2532 does notG3361 understandG4920 it, theG3588 evil oneG4190 comesG2064 andG2532 snatches awayG726 whatG3588 was sownG4687 inG1722 hisG846 heartG2588. ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 seed sownG46872 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598.

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TheG3588 seed sownG4687 onG1909 rocky groundG4075 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056 andG2532 at onceG2112 receivesG2983 itG846 withG3326 joyG5479. 21ButG235 sinceG1161 he hasG2192G1722G1438 noG3756 rootG4491, he remainsG1510 for only a seasonG4340. When troubleG2347 orG2228 persecutionG1375 comesG1096 because ofG1223 theG3588 wordG3056, he quickly falls awayG2112G4624.

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TheG3588 seed sownG4687 amongG1519 theG3588 thornsG173 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056, butG2532 theG3588 worriesG3308 ofG3588 thisG3778 lifeG165 andG2532 theG3588 deceitfulnessG539 of wealthG4149 chokeG4846 theG3588 wordG3056, andG2532 it becomesG1096 unfruitfulG175.

23ButG1161 theG3588 seed sownG4687 onG1909 goodG2570 soilG1093 isG1510 theG3588 one who hearsG191 theG3588 wordG3056 and understandsG4920 it. He indeedG1211 bears fruitG2592 andG2532 produces a cropG4160—a hundredfoldG1540, sixtyfoldG1835, orG1161 thirtyfoldG5144.”

24Jesus put beforeG3908 themG846 anotherG243 parableG3850: “TheG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 is likeG3666 a manG444 who sowedG4687 goodG2570 seedG4690 inG1722 hisG846 fieldG68.