Luke 8:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.’(A)
The Parable of the Sower Explained.[a] 11 (B)“This is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God.(C) 12 Those on the path are the ones who have heard, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts that they may not believe and be saved.
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- 8:11–15 On the interpretation of the parable of the sower, see note on Mt 13:18–23.
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