Matthew. Mark. CH. XIII. 1-23. CH. IV. 1-25. The same day went Jesus out of And he began again to teach by the house, and sat by the the sea-side: and there was sea-side. gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea, on the land. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things 2 And he taught them many unto them in parables, saying, things by parables, and said Behold, a sower went forth to unto them in his doctrine, sow; 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow. 4 And when he sowed, some 4 And it came to pass as he _seeds_ fell by the way-side, sowed, some fell by the and the fowls came and way-side, and the fowls of the devoured them up: air came and devoured it up. 5 Some fell upon stony places 5 And some fell on stony where they had not much earth: ground, where it had not much and forthwith they sprung up, earth; and immediately it because they had no deepness sprang up, because it had no of earth: depth of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, 6 But when the sun was up it they were scorched; and was scorched; and because it because they had no root, they had no root, it withered away. withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and and the thorns grew up, and choked them: choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 But other fell into good 8 And other fell on good ground, and brought forth ground, and did yield fruit fruit, some a hundred-fold, that sprang up, and increased, some sixty-fold, some and brought forth, some thirty-fold. thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let 9 And he said unto them, He him hear. that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and 10 And when he was alone, they said unto him, Why speakest that were about him, with the thou unto them in parables? twelve, asked of him the parable. 11 He answered and said unto 11 And he said unto them, Unto them, Because it is given unto you it is given to know the you to know the mysteries of mystery of the kingdom of God: the kingdom of heaven, but to but unto them that are them it is not given. without, all _these_ things