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

¹ And in that day Jesus, having come out of the house, sat by the sea. ² And many crowds were assembled together to him; therefore having entered into the ship, he sat down, and all the crowd stood upon the sea shore.

³ And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow. ⁴ And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down. ⁵ And others fell upon rocky places where it had not much earth, and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no depth of earth. ⁶ And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and for the not having a root, it was dried up. ⁷ And others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them. ⁸ And others fell upon good earth and gave fruit, some truly a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He having ears to hear let him hear.

¹ And again he began to teach by the sea: and a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that he, having gone into the ship, sat in the sea; and all the crowd was by the sea upon land. ² And he taught them in parables many things, and said to them in his teaching, ³ Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow: ⁴ And it was in sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things of heaven came and ate it down. ⁵ And other fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth; and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no deepness of earth: ⁶ And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and because it had no root, it was dried up. ⁷ And other fell in thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it, and it gave no fruit. ⁸ And other fell in good earth, and gave fruit coming up and increasing; and one brought thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred. ⁹ And he said to them, He having ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And a great crowd being together, and coming to him in the city, he spake by a parable: ⁵ The sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some truly fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the fowls of heaven devoured it. ⁶ And other fell upon a rock; and having brought forth, was dried up, for it had no moisture. ⁷ And other fell in the midst of thorns; and the thorns grew together and choked it. ⁸ And other fell upon good earth; and having brought forth, made fruit, a hundredfold. Saying these, he called out, He having ears to hear, let him hear.