Matt 13:18 (NIV) ÒListen
then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When
anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does
not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The one who received the seed
that fell on rocky places is the man who
hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21 But since he has no root, he lasts only a short timeÉ
22 The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth
choke it, making it unfruitful. 23 But the one
who received the seed that fell on good soil
is the man who hears the word and understands it.
He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.Ó