4 Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them.
5 Other seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn’t deep.
6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched. They withered because their roots weren’t deep enough.
7 Other seeds were planted among thornbushes, and the thornbushes grew up and choked them.
8 But other seeds were planted on good ground and produced grain. They produced one hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much as was planted.
9 Let the person who has ears listen!”
10 The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?”