³ Then he told them many things in parables,^(A) saying, “Consider the sower who went out to sow. ⁴ As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep. ⁶ But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it. ⁸ Still other seed fell on good ground and produced fruit: some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.^{(B) 9} Let anyone who has ears^[a] listen.”^(C)

³ “Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow.^{(A) 4} As he sowed, some seed fell along the path,^(B) and the birds came and devoured^(C) it. ⁵ Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly,^(D) since the soil wasn’t deep. ⁶ When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.^{(E) 7} Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce fruit. ⁸ Still other seed fell on good ground and it grew up, producing fruit that increased^(F) thirty, sixty, and a hundred times.”^{(G) 9} Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”^(H)