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

¹ And that same day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea. ² And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

³ And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow: ⁴ and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them; ⁵ and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of the ground because of not having any depth of earth, ⁶ but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having any root were dried up; ⁷ and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them; ⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty. ⁹ He that has ears, let him hear.

¹ And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land. ² And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine, ³ Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵ And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out of the ground because it had no depth of earth; ⁶ and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered. ⁷ And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸ And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred. ⁹ And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable: ⁵ The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up; ⁶ and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture; ⁷ and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it choked it; ⁸ and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.