And he began again to teach by the shore water sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great assembly multitude crowd , so that he entered into a boat vessel ship , 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 illustrations parables stories , 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 hard stony rocky ground, where it had not much dirt soil earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no foundation depth root of earth: But when the light heat sun was up, it was burned wilted scorched ; and because it had no base anchor root , it withered away. And some fell among brambles weeds thorns , and the thorns grew up, and smothered choked strangled it, and it yielded no harvest yield fruit . And other fell on rich fertile good 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 sense 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 truth secret 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 understand perceive grasp ; and hearing they may hear, and not understand comprehend discern ; lest at any time they should be changed converted turned , 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 sown planted spread ; 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 rocky hard stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with delight gladness joy ; And have no foundation root base in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when trouble difficulty affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended discouraged dismayed . And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the worries concerns cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of wealth prosperity riches , and the lusts of other things entering in, choke stifle strangle 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.