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and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
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When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown with seed beside the road.
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The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
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And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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But the one sown with seed on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.”
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Weeds among Wheat
Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’
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The Mustard Seed
He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;
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and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
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And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
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and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
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And He *said to them, “Because of your meager faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
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“Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
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“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?
