The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)(C)

13 That same day Jesus went out of the house(D) and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat(E) and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred,(F) sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”(G)

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Parábola del sembrador (Mc 4,1-9; Lc 8,4-8)

13 Aquel día salió Jesús de casa y fue a sentarse a la orilla del lago. Se reunió tanta gente en torno a él que decidió subir a una barca y sentarse en ella, mientras la gente se quedaba en la orilla. Entonces Jesús comenzó a exponerles muchas cosas por medio de parábolas. Les decía:

— Una vez, un sembrador salió a sembrar. Al lanzar la semilla, una parte cayó al borde del camino, y llegaron los pájaros y se la comieron. Otra parte cayó en terreno pedregoso, donde había poca tierra; y como la tierra no era profunda, la semilla brotó muy pronto; pero, apenas salió el sol, se quemó y, al no tener raíz, se secó. Otra parte de la semilla cayó entre cardos, y los cardos crecieron y la ahogaron. Otra parte, en fin, cayó en tierra fértil, y dio fruto: unas espigas dieron grano al ciento; otras al sesenta, y otras, al treinta por uno. Quien pueda entender esto, que lo entienda.

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13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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