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

¹ That same day Jesus went out of his house and was sitting on the seashore. ² And such great crowds gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat down in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

³ And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "A sower went out to sow, ⁴ and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and the birds came and ate it up, ⁵ and some fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil and it sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep, ⁶ but when the sun came up it was scorched and withered up, because it had no root. ⁷ And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out. ⁸ And some fell on good soil, and yielded some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold. ⁹ Let him who has ears listen!"

¹ Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water. ² He taught them many lessons in figures, and said to them in the course of his teaching, ³ "Listen: A sower went out to sow, ⁴ and as he was sowing, some of the seed chanced to fall by the path, and the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ Some of it fell on rocky ground, and where there was not much soil, and it sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, ⁶ but when the sun came up, it was scorched, and withered up, because it had no root. ⁷ Some of the seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out, and it yielded no grain. ⁸ And some fell on good soil, and came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold." ⁹ And he said, "Let him who has ears be sure to listen!"

⁴ When a great throng was gathering and people were coming to him from one town after another, he said in his figurative way, ⁵ "A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and was trodden on, and the wild birds ate it up. ⁶ And some of it fell upon the rock, and when it sprang up it withered, because it had no moisture. ⁷ And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. ⁸ And some fell on good soil, and grew up and yielded a hundred fold!" As he said this he called out, "Let him who has ears to hear with, listen!"