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

¹ In that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside. ² And great crowds were gathered to Him, so that He went into a boat and sat. And all the crowd stood on the shore.

³ And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth. And they sprang up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth. ⁶ And the sun rising, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thorns. And the thorns sprung up and choked them. ⁸ And some fell on the good ground and yielded fruit, indeed one a hundredfold, and one sixty, and one thirty. ⁹ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹ And He began again to teach by the seaside. And there was a great crowd gathered to Him, so that He entered into a boat and sat in the sea. And the whole crowd was on the land by the seaside. ² And He taught them many things by a parable. And He said to them in His teaching: ³ Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up. ⁵ And another fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth. And it sprang up at once, due to not having deepness of earth. ⁶ And when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸ And another fell on good ground and yielded fruit, going up and increasing. And one bore thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundredfold. ⁹ And He said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And a great crowd coming together, and those in each city coming to Him, He spoke by a parable: ⁵ A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶ And other fell on a rock, and sprouting, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ⁷ And other fell amidst thorns, and springing up with the thorns, they choked it. ⁸ And other fell on good ground and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when He had said these things, He cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.