1. Again He began to teach by the seaside. A large crowd was gathered before Him, so that He entered a boat and sat in it on the sea. And the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
2. He taught them many things in parables and said to them in His teaching:
3. “Listen! And take note: A sower went out to sow.
4. As he sowed, some seed fell beside the path, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.