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

¹ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside. ² And great multitudes were gathered together, to him, so that he went into the vessel and sat, and all the multitude stood on the shore.

³ And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth. ⁶ And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up and choked them. ⁸ And others fell on good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹ He that hath ears to hear let him hear.

¹ And again he taught by the sea-side, and a great multitude was gathered to him, so that going into the boat, he sat in the sea, and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. ² And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching, Hearken: ³ Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds of the air came and devoured it. ⁵ And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ⁸ And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit springing up and increasing, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. ⁹ And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed: ⁵ and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶ And some fell upon a rock, and springing up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. ⁸ And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And saying these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.