And he began again to teach by the water shore sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great assembly multitude crowd , so that he entered into a ship vessel 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 stories parables illustrations , and said unto them in his doctrine, Attend Listen Hearken ; Behold, there went out a farmer sower 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 rocky stony hard ground, where it had not much dirt soil earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no root foundation depth of earth: But when the light heat sun was up, it was wilted scorched burned ; and because it had no root anchor base , it withered away. And some fell among weeds brambles thorns , and the thorns grew up, and smothered choked strangled it, and it yielded no yield fruit harvest . 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 secret truth mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in riddles allegories parables : That seeing they may see, and not perceive grasp understand ; and hearing they may hear, and not discern comprehend understand ; lest at any time they should be turned changed converted , and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this teaching parable 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 minds souls hearts . And these are they likewise which are sown on rocky hard stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy delight gladness ; And have no base foundation root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when difficulty affliction trouble 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 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 fertile productive ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit harvest yield , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.