2. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
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.
10. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?