Matthew 13:1-9

The Parable of the Sower

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. ¹

2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9 He who has ears, ^[a] let him hear.”

Cross References

• 1. (Mark 4:1–9; Luke 8:4–8)

Footnotes

• [a] BYZ and TR ears to hear; also in verse 43