Matthew 13:17-19

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

¹⁷ For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous ones desired to experience^[a] the things which you are seeing, and they did not experience them, and to hear the things which you are hearing, and they did not hear them.

Jesus Explains The Parable of The Sower To His Disciples

¹⁸ “You therefore, hear the parable of the one having sown: ¹⁹ Anyone hearing the word^[b] of the kingdom and not understanding it— the evil one comes and snatches-away the thing having been sown in his heart. This person is the one having been sown the seed along the road.