Bible Cross References
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew 13:11
Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 13:12
For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.
Mark 4:14-20
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The sower sows God's message.
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Some people are like the seeds that fall along the path; as soon as they hear the message, Satan comes and takes it away.
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Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
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But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
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Other people are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the ones who hear the message,
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but the worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires crowd in and choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.
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But other people are like seeds sown in good soil. They hear the message, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred."