Matthew 13:1–15

The same day went Jesus out of ^athe house, and ^bsat by the sea side. ^2cAnd great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that ^dhe went into ^ea ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. ³And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; ⁴and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: ⁵some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: ⁶and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away. ⁷And some fell among ^fthorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: ⁸but other fell into good ground, and ^gbrought forth fruit, some ^han hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. ⁹ⁱWho hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? ¹¹He answered and said unto them, Because ^jit is given unto you ^kto know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. ^12lFor whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even ^mthat he hath. ¹³Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. ¹⁴And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, ⁿBy hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: ¹⁵for this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears ^oare dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should ^oobe converted, and I should heal them.