⁴ And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

² And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

³ And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

⁴ and as he sowed, some `seeds' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

⁵ and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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

⁷ And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

⁹ He that hath ears, let him hear.

¹ And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

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

³ Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

⁴ and it came to pass, as he sowed, some `seed' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁵ And other fell on the rocky `ground', where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:

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

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

⁸ And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

⁹ And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.