4 While he was planting, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it all up.
5 Some seed fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much dirt. That seed grew very fast, because the ground was not deep.
6 But when the sun rose, the plants dried up, because they did not have deep roots.
7 Some other seed fell among thorny weeds, which grew and choked the good plants.
8 Some other seed fell on good ground where it grew and produced a crop. Some plants made a hundred times more, some made sixty times more, and some made thirty times more.
9 Let those with ears use them and listen.”
10 The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use stories to teach the people?”