Matthew 13:1-17 On that day Jesus, having gone out of the house, was sitting by the seaside.

Worrell⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ On that day Jesus, having gone out of the house, was sitting by the seaside. ² And there were gathered to Him great multitudes; so that He, having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the multitudes were standing on the beach. ³ And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And, in his sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds, coming, devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and straightway they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth. ⁶ And, the sun having risen, they were scorched; and, because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ And others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. ⁸ And others fell on the good ground, and were yielding fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He that has ears let him hear." ¹⁰ And the disciples, having come near, said to Him, "Wherefore dost Thou speak to them in parables?" ¹¹ And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given. ¹² For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but whosoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him. ¹³ On this account, I speak to them in parables; because, seeing, they see not; and, hearing, they hear not, nor understand. ¹⁴ And to them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, 'With hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and, seeing, ye will see, and will not perceive; ¹⁵ for the heart of this people was made gross, and with their ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should heal them.' ¹⁶ But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. ¹⁷ For verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are seeing, and did not see them; and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear them.