Matthew 13:1-23
King James Version (KJV)
1The same day went Jesus out of the house,
and sat by the sea side.
2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into
a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3And he spake many things unto them in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much
earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6And when the sun was
up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7And some fell among thorns;
and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10And
the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11He answered and
said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And in them is fulfilled
the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall
not perceive:
15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and
their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand
with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16But blessed are your eyes, for
they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous
men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have
not heard them.
18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19When any one
heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown
in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20But he that received the seed into
stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21Yet hath he
not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he
is offended.
22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care
of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23But
he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
