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