MARK 4:1-20
4:1 And 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.
4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his 
doctrine,
4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls 
of the air came and devoured it up.
4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately 
it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it 
withered away.
4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it 
yielded no fruit.
4:8 And 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.
4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of 
him the parable.
4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the 
kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in 
parables:
4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and 
not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins 
should be forgiven them.
4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know 
all parables?
4:14 The sower soweth the word.
4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they 
have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in 
their hearts.
4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they 
have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, 
when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they 
are offended.
4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the 
lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, 
and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an 
hundred.