Luke 8:4-18

41When 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 2airG3772 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, “3He who hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, 4let him hearG191.”

95His disciplesG3101 began questioningG1905 Him as to whatG5101 thisG3778 parableG3850 meantG1510. 10And He saidG3004, “6To you it has been grantedG1325 to knowG1097 the mysteriesG3466 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, but to the restG3062 it is in parablesG3850, soG2443 that 7seeingG991 they may not seeG991, and hearingG191 they may not understandG4920.

11“NowG1161 the parableG3850 is thisG3778: 8the seedG4703 is the wordG3056 of GodG2316. 12ThoseG3588 besideG3844 the roadG3598 are thoseG3588 who have heardG191; thenG1534 the devilG1228 comesG2064 and takesG142 awayG142 the wordG3056 from their heartG2588, soG2443 that they will not believeG4100 and be savedG4982. 13Those on the rockyG4073 soil are those whoG3739, whenG3752 they hearG191, receiveG1209 the wordG3056 with joyG5479; and theseG3778 haveG2192 noG3756 firm rootG4491; 9they believeG4100 for a whileG2540, and in timeG2540 of temptationG3986 fallG868 awayG868. 14The seed which fellG4098 amongG1519 the thornsG173, theseG3778 are the ones who have heardG191, and as they goG4198 on their wayG4198 they are chokedG4846 with worriesG3308 and richesG4149 and pleasuresG2237 of this lifeG979, and bringG5052 noG3756 fruitG5052 to maturityG5052. 15But the seed in the goodG2570 soilG1093, theseG3778 are the ones whoG3748 have heardG191 the wordG3056 in an honestG2570 and goodG18 heartG2588, and holdG2722 it fastG2722, and bearG2592 fruitG2592 with 10perseveranceG5281.

16“NowG1161 11noG3762 oneG3762 after lightingG681 a lampG3088 coversG2572 it over with a containerG4632, orG2228 putsG5087 it underG5270 a bedG2825; but he putsG5087 it on a lampstandG3087, soG2443 that thoseG3588 who comeG1531 in may seeG991 the lightG5457. 1712For nothingG3756 is hiddenG2927 that will not becomeG1096 evidentG5318, norG3761 anything secretG614 that will not be knownG1097 and comeG2064 to lightG5318. 18SoG3767 takeG991 careG991 howG4459 you listenG191; 13for whoeverG3739G302 hasG2192, to him more shall be givenG1325; and whoeverG3739G302 does not haveG2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he 14thinksG1380 he hasG2192 shall be takenG142 awayG142 from him.”