Luke 8:1-10

1Soon afterwardsG1722G2517, He began goingG1353 aroundG1353 from one cityG4172 and villageG2968 to anotherG2596, 1proclaimingG2784 and preachingG2097 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. The twelveG1427 were with Him, 2and also 2someG5100 womenG1135 whoG3739 had beenG1510 healedG2323 of evilG4190 spiritsG4151 and sicknessesG769: 3MaryG3137 who was calledG2564 MagdaleneG3094, from whomG3739 sevenG2033 demonsG1140 had goneG1831 out, 3and JoannaG2489 the wifeG1135 of ChuzaG5529, 4Herod’sG2264 5stewardG2012, and SusannaG4677, and manyG4183 othersG2087 whoG3748 were contributingG1247 to their supportG1247 out of their privateG5225 meansG5225.

46When a largeG4183 crowdG3793 was comingG4896 togetherG4896, and thoseG3588 from the variousG2596 citiesG4172 were journeyingG1975 to Him, He spokeG3004 by wayG1223 of a parableG3850: 5“The sowerG4687 wentG1831 out to sowG4687 his seedG4703; and as he sowedG4687, someG3739G3303 fellG4098 besideG3844 the roadG3598, and it was trampledG2662 underG2662 footG2662 and the birdsG4071 of the 7airG3772 ateG2719 it up. 6OtherG2087 seed fellG2667 on rockyG4073 soil, and as soon as it grewG5453 up, it witheredG3583 awayG3583, becauseG1223 it hadG2192 noG3361 moistureG2429. 7OtherG2087 seed fellG4098 amongG1722G3319 the thornsG173; and the thornsG173 grewG4855 up with it and chokedG638 it out. 8OtherG2087 seed fellG4098 into the goodG18 soilG1093, and grewG5453 up, and producedG4160 a cropG2590 a hundredG1542 timesG1542 as greatG1542.” As He saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, He would callG5455 out, “8He who hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, 9let him hearG191.”

910His disciplesG3101 began questioningG1905 Him as to whatG5101 thisG3778 parableG3850 meantG1510. 10And He saidG3004, “11To you it has been grantedG1325 to knowG1097 the mysteriesG3466 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, but to the restG3062 it is in parablesG3850, soG2443 that 12seeingG991 they may not seeG991, and hearingG191 they may not understandG4920.