Mark 4:1–12

And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

²And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

³Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

⁴And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

⁵And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.

⁶And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

⁹And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

¹¹And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:

¹²That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.