Matthew 13:18

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel-kingdom,

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.

Now this is the meaning of the parable, The seed is the word of God:

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Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side: