And he began again to teach by the sea water shore side: and there was gathered unto him a great crowd assembly multitude , so that he entered into a vessel ship boat , and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the ground shore land . And he taught them many things by parables illustrations stories , and said unto them in his doctrine, Attend Hearken Listen ; Behold, there went out a sower farmer planter to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds fowls creatures of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on hard stony rocky ground, where it had not much soil earth dirt ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth foundation root of earth: But when the sun heat light was up, it was scorched burned wilted ; and because it had no anchor base root , it withered away. And some fell among weeds thorns brambles , and the thorns grew up, and choked strangled smothered it, and it yielded no yield fruit harvest . And other fell on fertile good rich ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred hundredfold 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 truth secret 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 perceive grasp ; and hearing they may hear, and not comprehend understand discern ; lest at any time they should be turned converted changed , and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable teaching 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 spread planted sown ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts minds souls . And these are they likewise which are sown on hard stony rocky ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness joy delight ; And have no root base foundation in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction trouble difficulty or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended dismayed discouraged . 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 prosperity riches , and the lusts of other things entering in, stifle strangle choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on productive good fertile ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit harvest yield , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.