And he began again to teach by the sea shore water side: and there was gathered unto him a great crowd multitude assembly , 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 land shore . And he taught them many things by parables stories illustrations , and said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken Attend Listen ; Behold, there went out a sower planter farmer 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 hard rocky stony 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 light heat sun was up, it was scorched burned wilted ; and because it had no anchor base root , it withered away. And some fell among brambles weeds thorns , 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 hundredfold complete hundred . And he said unto them, He that hath sense understanding ears 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 allegories riddles parables : That seeing they may see, and not grasp perceive understand ; and hearing they may hear, and not comprehend understand discern ; lest at any time they should be changed turned converted , and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this story parable 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 sown planted ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their minds hearts souls . And these are they likewise which are sown on rocky stony hard ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness delight joy ; And have no root foundation base 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 discouraged offended . And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares worries concerns of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches prosperity wealth , and the lusts of other things entering in, stifle choke strangle 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 harvest yield fruit , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.