Luke 8:8-10
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8 And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” After saying this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”(A)
The Purpose of the Parables.(B) 9 Then his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be. 10 He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.’(C)
The Parable of the Sower Explained.[a]
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- 8:11–15 On the interpretation of the parable of the sower, see note on Mt 13:18–23.
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