Luke 8:10-12

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¹⁰Jesus said, “·You have been chosen [^LIt has been granted/given to you] to ·know [understand] the ·secrets [mysteries] about the kingdom of God. But I use ·stories [parables] to speak to ·other people [the rest] so that:

‘They will ·look [see], but they may not ·see [perceive].
They will ·listen [hear], but they may not understand [Is. 6:9].’

¹¹“This is what the ·story [parable] means: The seed is God’s ·message [word]. ¹²The seed that fell ·beside the road [along the footpath] is like the people who hear God’s teaching, but [^Lthen] the devil comes and takes it away from ·them [^Ltheir hearts] so they cannot believe it and be saved.

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