Luke 8:4–13

The Parable of the Sower

^4aNow when a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

⁵“The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the ¹air ate it up.

⁶“And other seed fell on rock and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

⁷“And other seed fell among the thorns, and when the thorns grew up with it, they choked it out.

⁸“And other seed fell into the good soil; and growing up, it produced a crop one hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “^aHe who has ears to hear, ¹let him hear.”

The Parable of the Sower Explained

^9aAnd His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

¹⁰And He said, “^aTo you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that ^bseeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

¹¹“Now the parable is this: ^athe seed is the word of God.

¹²“And those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.

¹³“And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and these have no root; ¹they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.