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3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for1 Him from their substance.  

The Parable of the Sower

4 aAnd when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:  
5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded1 a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, a“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”  

The Purpose of Parables

9 aThen His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”  
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the1 mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
a‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’  

The Parable of the Sower Explained

11 a“Now the parable is this: The seed is the bword of God.  
12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of1 temptation fall away.  
14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, ariches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.  
15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with apatience.  

The Parable of the Revealed Light

16 a“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the blight.  
17 aFor nothing is secret that will not be brevealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.  
Verse Comparison: Luke 8:5

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American Standard Version
The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Amplified® Bible
A sower went out to sow seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the traveled path and was trodden underfoot, and the birds of the air ate it up.

Contemporary English Version
A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing it, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds.

Darby English Version
The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

Good News Bible
"Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up.

International Standard Version
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate them up.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.

New International Version
"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.

New King James Version
“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and people trampled it under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.

Young's Literal Translation
`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.


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