Matthew 13:1-11 ▼

1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

2 and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,

3 and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,

4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,

5 and others fell on the rocky places where they did not have much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through having no depth of earth,

6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,

7 and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,

8 and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

9 He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”

10 And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”

11 And He answering said to them that, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, and to these it has not been given,