1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
2 Great crowds assembled around Him, so that He went into a boat and sat there. And the whole assembly stood on the shore.
3 Then He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 While he sowed, some seeds fell beside the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 But other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up because they did not have deep soil.
6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they did not take root, they withered away.
7 Some seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.