Luk 8:4-8 | NASB1995 | STEP | When a large crowd was coming together , and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable :

a Luke 8:4-8: Matt 13:2-9; Mark 4:1-9

c Matt 11:15; Mark 7:16; Luke 14:35; Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9

Luke 8:4-8

Parable of the Sower

4 ^aWhen a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: 5 “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the ^{▼▼ Lit heaven}air ate it up. 6 “Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 “Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. 8 “Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, ^c“He who has ears to hear, ^{▼▼ Or hear! Or listen!}let him hear.”