Matthew 13:3-9
The Sower
Matthew 13 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Matthew 13:3-9 in the NABRE onlineAnd he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up. And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.
And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away. And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them. And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Reflection
Four soils, one seed. The question the parable puts to you is not whether the word is good but what kind of ground you are giving it today.
The Sower
Jesus tells this to a crowd on a beach and then explains it privately. The seed never fails; the soil is what varies. Notice that even the good ground yields unevenly.
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