8. “And other fell on the good soil, and grew up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” Having said this He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
9. And His taught ones were asking Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10. And He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the reign of Elohim, but to the rest in parables, that ‘Seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not understand.’
11. “And this is the parable: The seed is the word of Elohim.
12. “And those by the wayside are the ones who hear, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, lest having believed, they should be saved.
13. “And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of trial fall away.
14. “And that which fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with worries, and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15. “And that on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, retain it, and bear fruit with endurance.
16. “And no one having lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those coming in see the light.
17. “For whatever is hidden shall be revealed, and whatever is secret shall be known and come to light.