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Josh Parsons - North Shore
Luke 8:4-21 ESV
4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,
5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot,
and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because
it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some
fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has
ears to hear, let him hear.” 9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said,
“To you it
has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing
they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 Now 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 believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who,
when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of
testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their
way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasure of life, and their fruit does not mature. 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 bear
fruit with patience.
16 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 nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret
that will not be known and come to light. 18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will
be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And
he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered
them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
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