The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. (Matthew 13:1)
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. (Matthew 13:2)
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; (Matthew 13:3)
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: (Matthew 13:4)
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: (Matthew 13:5)
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. (Matthew 13:6)
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: (Matthew 13:7)
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. (Matthew 13:8)