5. “Once there was a man who went out to sow corn. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up.
6. Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture.
7. Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up with the plants and choked them.
8. And some seeds fell in good soil; the plants grew and produced corn, 100 grains each.”And Jesus concluded, “Listen, then, if you have ears!”
9. His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,
10. and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.