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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 8:11

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American Standard Version
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Amplified® Bible
Now the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

Contemporary English Version
This is what the story means: The seed is God's message,

Darby English Version
But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Good News Bible
"This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.

International Standard Version
"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

King James Version
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

New American Standard Bible
"Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

New International Version
"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

New King James Version
'Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Now the parable consists of this: the seed represents the word of God.

Young's Literal Translation
`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,


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