1. That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee.
2. Large crowds gathered around him. So he got into a boat. He sat down in it. All the people stood on the shore.
3. Then he told them many things by using stories. He said, "A farmer went out to plant his seed.
4. He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up.
5. Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn't much soil. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn't deep.