20. “And others are like the seed planted on the good ground. They hear the teaching and accept it. Then they grow and produce a good crop—sometimes 30 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 100 times more.”
21. Then Jesus said to them, “You don’t take a lamp and hide it under a bowl or a bed, do you? Of course not. You put it on a lampstand.
22. Everything that is hidden will be made clear. Every secret thing will be made known.
23. You people who hear me, listen!
24. Think carefully about what you are hearing. God will know how much to give you by how much you understand now. But he will give you more than you deserve.