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

¹ THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near the sea. ² And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

³ And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow: ⁴ and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up: ⁵ and other seed fell on a rocky soil, 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 up; and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And other seeds fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them: ⁸ but others fell on good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹ AND again he began to teach by the sea side: and a vast multitude was assembled about him, so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea, and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea. ² And he taught them in parables many things, and said unto them in the course of his teaching, ³ Hear me! Behold, a sower went out to sow; ⁴ and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up. ⁵ And some fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much mold, and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth: ⁶ and when the sun arose it was scorched up; and because it had not root, it withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it, and it produced no fruit. ⁸ And some fell on good ground, and produced fruit, growing up, and increasing, and yielded one part thirty fold, and another sixty, and another an hundred. ⁹ And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ Now when a vast multitude was collected, even those who came to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. ⁵ A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it up. ⁶ And other seed fell on a rock, and vegetating, withered because it had no moisture. ⁷ And other seed fell amidst thorns, and the thorns springing up with it, choked it. ⁸ And some fell on good ground, and shooting up, produced fruit an hundred fold. So saying, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.