13 ¹ That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 13 ² And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. 13 ³ And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. 13 ⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 13 ⁵ Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 13 ⁶ but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. 13 ⁷ Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 13 ⁸ Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 13 ⁹ He who has ears, let him hear."