THE SOWER


 

Matthew 13

 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.

Mark 4

   1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

   2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

   3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

   4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

   5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

   6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

   7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

   8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

Luke 8

 4And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

   5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

   6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

   7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

   8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.