1 That same day Jesus left the house and sat down by the Sea of Galilee.
2 The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat. He sat in the boat while the entire crowd stood on the shore.
3 Then he used stories as illustrations to tell them many things.He said, “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.
4 Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them.