1. That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.
2. Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.
3. Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said:A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.
4. While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds.