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

¹ On that day Jesus having come out from the house, was sitting by the sea: ² and many multitudes were gathered unto Him, so that having gone into a ship, He sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

³ And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up. ⁵ And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of earth: ⁶ and the sun having risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ But others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them. ⁸ But others fell in good ground, and gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ Let him that hath ears to hear, hear.

¹ And again He began to teach by the sea: and a great multitude is gathered unto Him, so that He having gone into a ship, sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was at the sea on the land. ² And He was teaching them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them, ³ Hear: Behold, a sower went out to sow: ⁴ and it came to pass while he was sowing, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured it. ⁵ And other fell upon stones, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: ⁶ and when the sun arose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And other fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit. ⁸ And other fell in good ground, and springing up and growing, gave fruit, and produced, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred. ⁹ And He said, Let the one having ears to hear, hear.

⁴ A great multitude being with Him, and coming to Him throughout every city, He spoke in a parable: ⁵ A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶ And other fell on the rock; and springing up, withered away, because it had no moisture. ⁷ And other fell in the midst of thorns, and the thorns growing together, choked it out. ⁸ And other fell into good ground, and springing up, produced fruit, a hundredfold. Speaking these things, He cried out, Let the one having ears to hear, hear.