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18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel -kingdom, 19 and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way- side. 20 And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy: 21 yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted. 22 And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful. 23 But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred- fold, some sixty, some thirty. Matthew 13:18-23, Worsley New Testament. Public domain.
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