(Matthew 13:3-9)
3. He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4. As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
5. Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
6. When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
7. Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them:
8. and others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
9. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
(Mark 4:3–9)
3. "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
4. and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds {TR adds "of the air"} came and devoured it.
5. Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6. When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7. Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8. Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."
9. He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
(Luke 8:5–8)
5. "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
6. Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
7. Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.
8. Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
