1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2 Large crowds gathered around him. So Jesus got into a boat and sat, while the people stayed on the shore.
3 Then Jesus used stories to teach them many things. He said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.
4 While he was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t enough dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.