1. That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2. Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down, while the people stood on the shore.
3. Then Jesus used stories to teach them many things. He said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.
4. While he was planting, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it all up.
5. Some seed fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.