Then he told them many things in parables,(A) saying, “Consider the sower who went out to sow. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep. But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it. Still other seed fell on good ground and produced fruit: some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.(B) Let anyone who has ears[a] listen.”(C)

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  1. 13:9 Other mss add to hear

“Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow.(A) As he sowed, some seed fell along the path,(B) and the birds came and devoured(C) it. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly,(D) since the soil wasn’t deep. When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.(E) Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce fruit. Still other seed fell on good ground and it grew up, producing fruit that increased(F) thirty, sixty, and a hundred times.”(G) Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”(H)

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