Luke 8:9-15

91Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable 2meant. 10And He said, “3To you it has been granted to know the 4mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that 56while seeing they may not see, and 7while hearing they may not understand.

11“Now this is the parable: 8the seed is the word of God. 12And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; 9they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they 10fall away. 14And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity. 15But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word 11with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with 12perseverance.