3 And he discoursed largely to them in parables, and said: Behold, there went forth a sower to sow;

4 and as he sowed, some fell by the road-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.

5 Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth.

6 But when the sun was risen, it burned, and, because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.

8 And another fell into good earth, and gave fruits, this a hundred, another sixty, and another thirty.

9 He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.