The Parable of the Sower

⁴ As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:^{(A) 5} “A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up. ⁶ Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. ⁸ Still other seed fell on good ground; when it sprang up, it produced a crop: 100 times what was sown.”^(B) As He said this, He called out, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”^(C)