Matthew 13:1-15

1And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

2And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

3And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

4and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

5and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,

6but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;

7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;

8and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

9He that has ears, let him hear.

10And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

11And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

12for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

13For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

14and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

15for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.