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-# The ones along the road are those
+# The ones along the road 
 
-"The seeds that fell along the path are those." Jesus tells what happens to the seeds as it relates to people. Alternate translation: "The seeds that fell along the road represent people" or "In the parable, the seeds that fell along the road represent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"The seeds that fell along the path" 
 
-# are those who
+# are those who have heard
 
-Jesus speaks of the seeds showing something about people as if the seeds were the people. Alternate translation: "show what happens to people who" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"represent people who have heard" or "show what happens to people who have heard"
 
 # the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts
 
-Here "hearts" is a metonym for people's minds or inner beings. Alternate translation: "the devil comes and takes away the message of God from their inner thoughts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
-
-# takes away
-
-In the parable this was a metaphor of a bird snatching away the seeds. Try to use words in your language that keep that image. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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-# hearts so they may not believe and be saved.
-
-This is the devil's purpose. Alternate translation: "hearts because the devil thinks, 'They must not believe and they must not be saved.'" or "hearts so it will not be that they believe and God saves them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
-
+ "the devil comes and takes away the message of God from their thoughts"