3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower
went forth to sow;And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and
devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they
sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up,
and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some
sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown
in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into
stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not
root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the
word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and
understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty.

(Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23. King James Version)