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And some seed fell on good ground. This seed grew and made 100 times more grain.”

Jesus finished the story. Then he called out, “Let those with ears use them and listen!”

Jesus’ followers asked him, “What does this story mean?”

10 Jesus said, “You have been chosen to know the secret truths of the kingdom of God. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that:

‘They will look, but they may not see.
    They will listen, but they may not understand.’ Isaiah 6:9

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Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”

When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(A)

His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(B) but to others I speak in parables, so that,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9