Luke 8:2-21

²And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,

³And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

⁴And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

⁵The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

⁶And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

⁷And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

⁸And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

¹⁰To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.

¹¹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

¹²And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

¹³Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away.

¹⁴And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

¹⁵But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.

¹⁶Now no man lighting a candle covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it upon a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

¹⁷For there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest, nor hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad.

¹⁸Take heed therefore how you hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath, shall be taken away from him.

¹⁹And his mother and brethren came unto him; and they could not come at him for the crowd.

²⁰And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

²¹Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God, and do it.