Matthew 13:1-9 - The Parable Of The Sower

¹ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. ² and there was so great a croud of people got about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a bark, where he sat, while the people all stood on the shore.

³ Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ and in sowing, part of the grain fell in the high-way, and the fowls light and peck'd them up: ⁵ another part fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth: and it soon sprung up, because the soil was shallow: ⁶ so that as the sun arose it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away. ⁷ another part fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked it. ⁸ but another part falling upon good soil, became fruitful, some grains yielding an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹ He began again to teach by the sea-side: but there was so great a crowd gathered about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a ship, where he sat down, and stay'd on board while the people stood on the shore. ² then he addressed himself to them in many parables, and thus began his instructions. ³ give your attention to what I say, a sower went out to sow: as he sowed, ⁴ some of the seed happened to fall by the wayside, which the birds light upon, and devoured. ⁵ some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it soon sprang up, for want of a sufficient depth of earth. ⁶ but when the sun was up, it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away. ⁷ some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choaked it, so that it yielded no fruit. ⁸ but part of it fell on good ground, which sprang up, and grew so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, others sixty, and some an hundred. ⁹ he that hath ears to hear, said he, let him hear.

⁴ A vast number of people being assembled, and crowding to him from all quarters, he thus address'd himself to them by way of parable. ⁵ a husbandman went out to sow his corn: and as he was sowing, some fell upon the beaten road, which was crush'd under foot, or devoured by the birds. ⁶ some fell upon very stony ground, which no sooner sprung up, but it wither'd away, for want of moisture: ⁷ some fell among thorns; but the thorns over-grew it, and starv'd it. ⁸ but some of the corn fell into good soil, and grew up, yielding a hundred grains for one. then raising his voice he concluded with these words, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.