"Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them" (R.V.); "some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold."

"Se, en sædemand gik ud for at så. Og som han såede, faldt noget på vejen; og fuglene kom og åd det op. Noget faldt på stengrund, hvor det ikke havde megen jord, og det kom straks op, fordi det ikke havde dyb jord; men da solen steg, blev det svedet, og det visnede, fordi det manglede rod. Noget faldt iblandt tidsler og tidslerne voksede op og kvalte det. Og noget faldt i god jord og bar frugt, noget hundrede, noget tresindstyve og noget tredive fold."