3 And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow.

4 And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

5 Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth.

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up and choked them.

8 And others fell on good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.

9 He that hath ears to hear let him hear.