And he began again to teach by the sea water shore side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude assembly crowd , so that he entered into a ship vessel boat , and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land shore ground . And he taught them many things by stories illustrations parables , and said unto them in his doctrine, Attend Hearken Listen ; Behold, there went out a planter farmer sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds creatures fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony hard rocky ground, where it had not much soil earth dirt ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth root foundation of earth: But when the heat sun light was up, it was wilted scorched burned ; and because it had no root base anchor , it withered away. And some fell among thorns weeds brambles , and the thorns grew up, and strangled choked smothered it, and it yielded no fruit yield harvest . And other fell on rich good fertile ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundredfold hundred complete . And he said unto them, He that hath understanding ears sense to hear, let him hear.
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery secret truth of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in riddles parables allegories : That seeing they may see, and not perceive understand grasp ; and hearing they may hear, and not comprehend understand discern ; lest at any time they should be converted changed turned , and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this teaching parable story ? and how then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is planted sown spread ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts souls minds . And these are they likewise which are sown on stony hard rocky ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with delight joy gladness ; And have no root foundation base in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction difficulty trouble or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are discouraged dismayed offended . And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares concerns worries of this world, and the deceitfulness of wealth riches prosperity , and the lusts of other things entering in, choke strangle stifle the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on fertile productive good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth yield harvest fruit , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.