19
WHEN ANYONE HEARS THE MESSAGE ABOUT THE KINGDOM
AND
DOES NOT UNDERSTAND IT,
THE
EVIL ONE COMES AND SNATCHES AWAY
WHAT
WAS SOWN IN HIS HEART.
THIS
IS THE SEED SOWN ALONG THE PATH.
20
WHAT WAS SOWN ON ROCKY PLACES
IS
THE MAN WHO HEARS THE WORD
AND
AT ONCE RECEIVES IT WITH JOY.
21
BUT SINCE HE HAS NO ROOT,
HE
LAST ONLY A SHORT TIME.
WHEN
TROUBLE OR PERSECUTION COMES
BECAUSE
OF THE WORD,
HE
QUICKLY FALLS AWAY.
22
WHAT WAS SOWN AMONG THE THORNS
IS
THE MAN WHO HEARS THE WORD,
BUT
THE WORRIES OF THIS LIFE
AND
THE DECEITFULNESS OF WEALTH
CHOKE
IT,
MAKING
IT UNFRUITFUL.
23
BUT WHAT WAS SOWN ON GOOD SOIL
IS
THE MAN WHO HEARS THE WORD
AND
UNDERSTANDS IT.
HE
PRODUCES A CROP,
YIELDING
A HUNDRED, SIXTY OR THIRTY TIMES
WHAT
WAS SOWN.
(Matthew
13:19-23)
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