Converts

“And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.”

“When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but 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.”

“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”

“The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.”

“But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.”

“Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.”

“The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”

“Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”