Matthew 13:17-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.^(A)

The Parable of the Sower Explained

¹⁸ “You, then, listen to the parable of the sower:^{(B) 19} When anyone hears the word^[a] about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.^(C)