Luke 8:4-18

41NowG1161 when 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 outG1831 to sowG4687 his seedG4703; and as he sowedG4687, someG3739G3303 fellG4098 besideG3844 the roadG3598, and it was trampledG2662 underfootG2662, and the birdsG4071 of the skyG3772 ateG2719 it upG2719. 6OtherG2087 seed fellG2667 on rockyG4073 soil, and when it cameG5453 upG5453, it witheredG3583 awayG3583 becauseG1223 it hadG2192 noG3361 moistureG2429. 7OtherG2087 seed fellG4098 amongG1722G3319 the thornsG173; and the thornsG173 grewG4855 upG4855 withG4855 it and chokedG638 it outG638. 8And yet otherG2087 seed fellG4098 into the goodG18 soilG1093, and grewG5453 upG5453, and producedG4160 a cropG2590 a hundredG1542 timesG1542 asG1542 muchG1542.” As He saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, He would callG5455 outG5455, “2The one who hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, 3let him hearG191.”

94NowG1161 His disciplesG3101 began askingG1905 Him whatG5101 thisG3778 parableG3850 5meantG1510. 10And He saidG3004, “6To you it has been grantedG1325 to knowG1097 the 7mysteriesG3466 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, but to the restG3062 they are told in parablesG3850, soG2443 thatG2443 89while seeingG991 they may not seeG991, and 10while hearingG191 they may not understandG4920.

11“NowG1161 thisG3778 is the parableG3850: 11the seedG4703 is the wordG3056 of GodG2316. 12And thoseG3588 besideG3844 the roadG3598 are the ones who have heardG191, thenG1534 the devilG1228 comesG2064 and takesG142 awayG142 the wordG3056 from their heartG2588, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not believeG4100 and be savedG4982. 13Those on the rockyG4073 soil are the ones whoG3739, whenG3752 they hearG191, receiveG1209 the wordG3056 with joyG5479; and yet theseG3778 do not haveG2192 a firm rootG4491; 12they believeG4100 for a whileG2540, and in a timeG2540 of temptationG3986 they 13fallG868 awayG868. 14And the seed which fellG4098 amongG1519 the thornsG173, theseG3778 are the ones who have heardG191, and as they goG4198 onG4198 their wayG4198 they are chokedG4846 by worriesG3308, richesG4149, and pleasuresG2237 of this lifeG979, and they bringG5052 noG3756 fruitG5052 toG5052 maturityG5052. 15But the seed in the goodG2570 soilG1093, theseG3778 are the ones whoG3748 have heardG191 the wordG3056 14with a goodG2570 and virtuousG18 heartG2588, and holdG2722 it firmlyG2722, and produceG2592 fruitG2592 with 15perseveranceG5281.

16“NowG1161 16noG3762 oneG3762 lightsG681 a lampG3088 and coversG2572 it over with a containerG4632, orG2228 putsG5087 it underG5270 a bedG2825; but he putsG5087 it on a lampstandG3087 soG2443 thatG2443 thoseG3588 who comeG1531 inG1531 may seeG991 the lightG5457. 1717For nothingG3756 is concealedG2927 that will not becomeG1096 evidentG5318, norG3761 anything hiddenG614 that will not be knownG1097 and comeG2064 to lightG5318. 18SoG3767 takeG991 careG991 howG4459 you listenG191; 18for whoeverG3739G302 hasG2192, to him more will be givenG1325; and whoeverG3739G302 does not haveG2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he 19thinksG1380 he hasG2192 will be takenG142 awayG142 from him.”