And he began again to teach by the sea shore water side: and there was gathered unto him a great crowd assembly multitude , so that he entered into a boat ship vessel , and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the shore ground land . And he taught them many things by stories parables illustrations , and said unto them in his doctrine, Attend Hearken Listen ; Behold, there went out a farmer planter 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 dirt soil earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no root depth foundation of earth: But when the sun heat light was up, it was scorched wilted burned ; and because it had no root base anchor , it withered away. And some fell among brambles thorns weeds , and the thorns grew up, and smothered strangled choked it, and it yielded no fruit harvest yield . 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 hundred complete hundredfold . 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 secret mystery truth of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables allegories riddles : That seeing they may see, and not understand grasp perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not comprehend discern understand ; lest at any time they should be converted turned changed , and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable story teaching ? 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 spread planted sown ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their souls hearts minds . And these are they likewise which are sown on hard stony rocky ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with delight gladness joy ; And have no base root foundation in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when trouble affliction difficulty or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are dismayed offended discouraged . And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the concerns worries cares 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 good productive fertile ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth yield fruit harvest , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.