Matthew 13:1-11 ▼

1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;

4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

5 And others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

8 And others fell on the good soil and were yielding a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

9 He who has ears, let him hear.”

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 And Jesus answered and said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.