NET Bible
"He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow."
— Matthew 13:3, NET Bible
“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”
“And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; ”
“He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.”
“And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.”
“And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;”
“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”
The Parable of the Sower On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.
And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.
But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.