20 These are the seeds that fell in stony ground.
21 And others hear the words of truth and seem to know their worth; but love of pleasure, reputation, wealth and fame fill all the soil; the seeds are nourished not and they are lost.
22 These are the seeds that fell among the thistles and the thorns.
23 But others hear the words of truth and comprehend them well; they sink down deep into their souls; they live the holy life and all the world is blest.
24 These are the seeds that fell in fertile soil, that brought forth fruit abundantly.
25 You men of Galilee, take heed to how you hear and how you cultivate your fields; for if you slight the offers of this day, the sower may not come to you again in this or in the age to come.
26 Then Jesus spoke another parable; he said:
27 The kingdom I may liken to a field in which a man sowed precious seed;
28 But while he slept an evil one went forth and sowed a measure full of darnel seed; then went his way.
29 The soil was good, and so the wheat and darnel grew; and when the servants saw the tares among the wheat, they found the owner of the field and said,