The Parable of the Sower

(Mark 4:1–9, Luke 8:4–8)

13 That [same] day Jesus went out of the house [and] sat by the sea. 2 [Such] large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat [and] sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 And as he was sowing, some [seed] fell along the path, and the birds came [and] devoured it.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But [when the] sun rose, [the seedlings] were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7 Other [seed] fell among thorns, [which] grew up and choked [the seedlings].

8 Still other [seed] fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, [or] thirtyfold.

9 He who has ears,[fn] let him hear.”