THE SEED
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Now the parable is this; the seed is the word of God.
Those beside the road are those who have heard; then
the devil comes and takes away the word from their
heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. Those
on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive
the word with joy, but have no firm root; they believe for
a while, and in time of temptation fall away. The seed which
fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and
as they go their way they are choked with worries and riches
and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the
seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word
in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with
perseverance.