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

¹ And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, ² and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

³ and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow, ⁴ and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them, ⁵ and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth, ⁶ and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered, ⁷ and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them, ⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

¹ And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, ² and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching: ³ 'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow; ⁴ and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it; ⁵ and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth, ⁶ and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither; ⁷ and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not; ⁸ and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.' ⁹ And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

⁴ And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile: ⁵ 'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it. ⁶ 'And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture. ⁷ 'And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it. ⁸ And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, 'He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'