9 eThen His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”

10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the 6mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that

f‘Seeing they may not see,

And hearing they may not understand.’

11 g“Now the parable is this: The seed is the hword of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of 7temptation fall away. 14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, iriches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with jpatience. 8