Luke 8:5-9

⁵“The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell alongside the road; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

⁶And other seed fell on rock; and when it grew up, it withered away because it had no moisture.

⁷And other seed fell among thorns, and when the thorns grew up with it, they choked it.

⁸But other seed fell into good ground, and when it grew up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” Saying these things He was calling out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

⁹Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”