And he began again to teach by the sea shore water side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude assembly crowd , so that he entered into a ship boat 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 illustrations parables , and said unto them in his doctrine, Listen Attend Hearken ; 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 hard stony rocky ground, where it had not much soil earth dirt ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no root foundation depth of earth: But when the sun heat light was up, it was wilted burned scorched ; and because it had no root anchor base , it withered away. And some fell among thorns weeds brambles , and the thorns grew up, and choked strangled smothered it, and it yielded no harvest yield fruit . And other fell on good rich 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 perceive grasp ; and hearing they may hear, and not discern comprehend understand ; 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 teaching parable ? 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 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 gladness delight joy ; And have no foundation base root 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 discouraged dismayed offended . And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the concerns cares worries of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches wealth prosperity , and the lusts of other things entering in, strangle stifle choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on fertile productive good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth yield fruit harvest , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.