Mark 4:5-18
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5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
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6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
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8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
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9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
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11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
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12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
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13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
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14 The sower soweth the word.
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15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
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16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
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18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,