Matthew 13:1-17 In that same day, Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea.

BLB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ In that same day, Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea. ² And great crowds were gathered together to Him, so that He having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the crowd stood on the shore. ³ And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the one sowing went out to sow. ⁴ And in his sowing, indeed some fell along the road, and the birds having come, devoured them. ⁵ And other fell upon the rocky places where it did not have much soil. And it sprang up immediately, through having no depth of soil. ⁶ And the sun having risen, they were scorched, and through not having root, were dried up. ⁷ And other fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. ⁸ And other fell upon the good soil and were yielding fruit—indeed some a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ The one having ears, let him hear!” ¹⁰ And the disciples having approached, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” ¹¹ And answering He said to them, “Because it has been granted to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been granted. ¹² For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will be in abundance. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. ¹³ Because of this I speak to them in parables: ‘Because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.’ ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, saying: ‘In hearing you will hear and never understand; and in seeing you will see and never perceive. ¹⁵ For the heart of this people has grown dull, and they barely hear with the ears, and they have closed their eyes, lest ever they should see with the eyes, and they should hear with the ears, and they should understand with the heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.’ ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. ¹⁷ For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.