18. Others are like the seed planted among the thorny weeds. They hear the teaching.
19. But then other things come into their lives: worries, the love of money, and wanting all kinds of other things. These things stop the teaching from growing. So that teaching does not produce fruit in their lives.
20. Others are like the seed planted in the good ground. They hear the teaching and accept it. Then they grow and produce fruit—sometimes 30 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 100 times more.”
21. Then Jesus said to them, “Do you hide a lamp under a bowl or under a bed? No! You put the lamp on a lampstand.
22. Everything that is hidden will be made clear. Every secret thing will be made known.
23. Let those with ears use them and listen!
24. “Think carefully about the things you hear. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you. But God will give you more than you give.
25. The person who has something will be given more. But the person who does not have much, even what he has will be taken from him.”