Matthew 13:1-6 ▼

1 On that day Jesus had gone 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 told them many things 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 Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.

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