Luke 8:4-9

New King James Version

The Parable of the Sower^(A)

^4 (B)And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: ⁵ “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶ Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. ⁸ But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded ^[a]a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, ^(C)“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables^(D)

^9 (E)Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”