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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes telling the parable to the crowd.
# choked it
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The thorn plants took all the nutrients, water, and sunlight, so the farmer's plants could not grow well.
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# produced a crop
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"grew a harvest" or "grew more seeds"
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# a hundred times greater
This means a hundred times more than the seeds that were sown. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
# Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear
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It may be more natural in some languages to use the second person: "You who have ears to hear, hear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# Whoever has ears to hear
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Possible meanings are 1) "Everyone" since everyone has ears or 2) "Whoever has the ability to understand" which refers to those who are willing to listen to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# let him hear
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"he should listen well" or "he should pay attention to what I say"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/thorn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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