| 3 | And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. |
| 4 | And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. |
| 5 | Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, |
| 6 | but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. |
| 7 | Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. |
| 8 | Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. |