^{2 Ref} and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

^{3 Ref} and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

^{4 Ref} and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

^{5 Ref} and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

^{6 Ref} and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

^{7 Ref} and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

^{8 Ref} and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

^{9 Ref} He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'