3 Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said,"Listen! A sower went out to sow.

4 As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

5 Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.

6 Butwhen the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.

7 Other seeds fell among thornbushes, and the thornbushes came up and choked them.

8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

9 Let the person who hasearslisten!"

3 Então lhes falou muitas coisas por parábolas, dizendo: "O semeador saiu a semear.

4 Enquanto lançava a semente, parte dela caiu à beira do caminho, e as aves vieram e a comeram.

5 Parte dela caiu em terreno pedregoso, onde não havia muita terra; e logo brotou, porque a terra não era profunda.

6 Mas quando saiu o sol, as plantas se queimaram e secaram, porque não tinham raiz.

7 Outra parte caiu entre espinhos, que cresceram e sufocaram as plantas.

8 Outra ainda caiu em boa terra, deu boa colheita, a cem, sessenta e trinta por um.

9 Aquele que tem ouvidos para ouvir, ouça! "