3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He that hath ears, let him hear.

3 E seus discursos foram uma série de parábolas.

4 Disse ele: Um semeador saiu a semear. E, semeando, parte da semente caiu ao longo do caminho; os pássaros vieram e a comeram.

5 Outra parte caiu em solo pedregoso, onde não havia muita terra, e nasceu logo, porque a terra era pouco profunda.

6 Logo, porém, que o sol nasceu, queimou-se, por falta de raízes.

7 Outras sementes caíram entre os espinhos: os espinhos cresceram e as sufocaram.

8 Outras, enfim, caíram em terra boa: deram frutos, cem por um, sessenta por um, trinta por um.

9 Aquele que tem ouvidos, ouça.