1. The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2. And great multitudes were gathered to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3. And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them:
5. Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6. And when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered.
7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8. But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.
9. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.