Luke 8:4-8 ▼

4 When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:

5 “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

6 And some seed fell on [shallow soil covering] the rocks, and as soon as it sprouted, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

8 And some fell into good soil, and grew up and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”