Matthew 13:18
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
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Matthew 13:19
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.
Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mark 4:14
The sower soweth the word.
Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Luke 8:5
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.
Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
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Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 13:17
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.
Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Luke 8:9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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