40:013:005 Some fell upon stony places, where they
had not much earth:
and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness
of
earth:
40:013:006 And when the sun was up, they were scorched;
and because they
had
no root, they withered away.
40:013:007 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns
sprung up, and
choked
them:
40:013:008 But other fell into good ground, and brought
forth fruit, some
an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
40:013:009 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
40:013:010 And the disciples came, and said unto him,
Why speakest thou
unto
them in parables?
40:013:011 He answered and said unto them, Because
it is given unto you
to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to
them it
is
not given.
40:013:012 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given,
and he shall have
more
abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall
be
taken
away even that he hath.
40:013:013 Therefore speak I to them in parables:
because they seeing see
not;
and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
40:013:014 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of
Esaias, which saith,
By
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing
ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
40:013:015 For this people’s heart is waxed
gross, and their ears are
dull
of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at
any
time
they should see with their eyes and hear with their
ears,
and
should understand with their heart, and should be
converted,
and I should heal them.
40:013:016 But blessed are your eyes, for they see:
and your ears, for
they
hear.
40:013:017 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets
and righteous
men
have desired to see those things which ye see, and
have
not
seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear,
and
have
not heard them.
40:013:018 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
40:013:019 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom,
and
understandeth
it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth
away
that which was sown in his heart. This is he which
received
seed by the way side.
40:013:020 But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is
he
that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth
it;
40:013:021 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth
for a while: for
when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
by
and by he is offended.
40:013:022 He also that received seed among the thorns
is he that heareth
the
word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness
of
riches,
choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.


