18. Others are like the seed planted among the thorny weeds. They hear the teaching,
19. but the worries of this life, the temptation of wealth, and many other evil desires keep the teaching from growing and producing 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 thirty times more, sometimes sixty times more, and sometimes a hundred 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 and every secret thing will be made known.
23. Let those with ears use them and listen!