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

¹ On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. ² And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

³ And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Listen, a farmer went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. ⁸ Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He who has ears, let him hear."

¹ And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a great crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the crowd were on the land by the sea. ² And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, ³ "Listen. Consider the farmer who went out to sow. ⁴ And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵ And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸ And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much." ⁹ And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

⁴ When a great crowd came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable. ⁵ "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it. ⁶ Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ⁷ Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. ⁸ Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."