1 Jesus began to teach again by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it. The boat was in the water while the entire crowd lined the shore.
2 He used stories as illustrations to teach them many things.While he was teaching them, he said,
3 “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.
4 Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them.