Mark 4:11
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11 He answered them, “The secret(A) of the kingdom of God(B) has been given to you, but to those outside,(C) everything comes in parables
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Mark 4:12
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12 so that
they may look and look,
yet not perceive;
they may listen and listen,
yet not understand;(A)
otherwise, they might turn back—
and be forgiven.”[a](B)[b]
Mark 4:14
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14 The sower sows(A) the word.(B)
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John 3:3
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3 Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,[a](A) he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(B)
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John 3:5
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5 Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born(A) of water and the Spirit,[a](B) he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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- John 3:5 Or spirit, or wind; the Gk word pneuma can mean wind, spirit, or Spirit, each of which occurs in this context.
Luke 8:12
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12 The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
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Matthew 13:19
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19 When anyone hears the word[a] about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.(A)
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- Matthew 13:19 Gk logos = word, or message, or saying, or thing
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