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

¹ The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake; ² and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

³ And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them. ⁸ And others fell upon good ground; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold. ⁹ He that hath ears, let him hear.

¹ And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land. ² And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching, ³ Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit. ⁸ And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold. ⁹ And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable: ⁵ A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them. ⁶ And others fell upon rocky ground; and when they had sprung up they withered away, because they had no moisture. ⁷ And others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up with them, and choked them. ⁸ And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.