Etheridge(i)
3 And he discoursed largely to them in parables, and said: Behold, there went forth a sower to sow;
4 and as he sowed, some fell by the road-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.
5 Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately [Bar-shoteh, "the son of its hour."] it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was risen, it burned, and, because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.
8 And another fell into good earth, and gave fruits, this a hundred, another sixty, and another thirty.
9 He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And his disciples approached, saying to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
11 He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.