5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of them fell alongside the road and were trampled on, and the birds of heaven ate them up.+ 6 Some landed on the rock, and after sprouting, they dried up because they had no moisture.+ 7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns that grew up with them choked them.+ 8 But others fell on the good soil, and after sprouting, they produced 100 times more fruit.”+ As he said these things, he called out: “Let the one who has ears to listen, listen.”+