THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER

13 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.f 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.g

3 Then he told them many things in parables,h saying, “Consider the sower who went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep. 6 But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it.