The same day went Jesus out of the house dwelling home , and sat by the lake sea shore side. And great gatherings multitudes crowds were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship vessel boat , and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the edge shore beach . And he spake many things unto them in parables stories sayings , saying, Behold, a farmer planter sower went forth to scatter plant sow ; And when he sowed, some grains kernels seeds fell by the road way side path , and the birds fowls creatures came and ate devoured consumed them up: Some fell upon rocky hard stony places, where they had not much ground earth soil : and forthwith they grew sprung rose up, because they had no deepness of soil earth ground : And when the sun heat light was up, they were withered burned scorched ; and because they had no root support foundation , they withered away. And some fell among thorns weeds brambles ; and the thorns sprung up, and choked suffocated strangled them: But other fell into good rich fertile ground, and brought forth fruit yield crop , some an hundred times hundredfold century-fold , some sixty times sixtyfold sixtyfold , some thirtyfold thirty times thirtyfold . Who hath ears to understand listen hear , let him hear.