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Now when a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

"The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

"Other seed fell on rocky soil, and when it came up, it withered away because it had no moisture.

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

"Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

"And yet other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as much." As He said these things, He would call out, "The one who has ears to hear, let him hear."

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.