Mark 4:2-9 And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:

Murdock⁽ⁱ⁾ ² And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said: ³ Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it. ⁵ And other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up. ⁷ And other seed fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruits. ⁸ And other seed fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits; some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred. ⁹ And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10) And when they were by themselves, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him concerning this similitude.