13 mAnd he said to them, n“Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
11 wNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not xbelieve and be saved.
16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or opersecution arises on account of the word, immediately they pfall away.1 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but the qcares of the world and the rdeceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bbear fruit with patience.
23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed qbears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
A Lamp Under a Jar
16 c“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For dnothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: wwith the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 25 For xto the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
