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

¹ And on that day, having departed from the house, Jesus was sitting beside the sea. ² And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had stood on the shore.

³ And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ But others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much soil, and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil. ⁶ But when the sun was risen, they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered. ⁷ And others fell in the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. ⁸ But others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹ He who has ears, let him hear.

¹ And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land. ² And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching, ³ Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow. ⁴ And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵ And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun was risen it was scorched, and because it had no root it dried out. ⁷ And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it gave no fruit. ⁸ And others fell into the good ground and gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and brought forth, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred. ⁹ And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And when a large multitude gathered together, and those coming to him from each city, he spoke by a parable. ⁵ The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it. ⁶ And another fell on the rock, and having grown, it withered away because of not having moisture. ⁷ And another fell amidst the thorns, and having grown together, the thorns choked it. ⁸ And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.