As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

"The owner's servants came and asked him, "Master, you sowed good seed in your field, didn't you? Then where did these weeds come from?'

He answered, "The person who sowed good seed is the Son of Man,

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.