Luke 8:1-8 ▼

1 After this Jesus went about, preaching to every city and village, proclaiming the reign of the Messias, attended by his twelve apostles,

2 and several women, who had been delivered from evil spirits and cured of their diseases: particularly Mary Magdalene, who had been dispossess'd of seven demons:

3 Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's high-steward: Susanna, and several others, who assisted him with their fortunes.

4 A vast number of people being assembled, and crowding to him from all quarters, he thus address'd himself to them by way of parable.

5 a husbandman went out to sow his corn: and as he was sowing, some fell upon the beaten road, which was crush'd under foot, or devoured by the birds.

6 some fell upon very stony ground, which no sooner sprung up, but it wither'd away, for want of moisture:

7 some fell among thorns; but the thorns over-grew it, and starv'd it.

8 but some of the corn fell into good soil, and grew up, yielding a hundred grains for one, then raising his voice he concluded with these words, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.