The Parable of the Sower Explained

¹⁸ “^(A)Hear then the parable of the sower. ¹⁹ When anyone hears ^(B)the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, ^(C)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. ²⁰ And the one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;