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 boat ship , and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land ground shore . And he taught them many things by parables illustrations stories , and said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken Attend Listen ; 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 stony rocky hard ground, where it had not much earth dirt soil ; 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 wilted burned ; and because it had no anchor base root , it withered away. And some fell among thorns weeds brambles , and the thorns grew up, and strangled choked smothered 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 hundred complete hundredfold . And he said unto them, He that hath sense ears understanding 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 truth secret mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in riddles parables allegories : That seeing they may see, and not perceive understand grasp ; 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 teaching story 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 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 gladness delight joy ; And have no foundation base root 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 cares worries concerns of this world, and the deceitfulness of prosperity wealth riches , 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 harvest fruit yield , some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.