Luke 8:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ Joanna, Susanna, and many others had also used what they owned to help Jesus^[a] and his disciples. Joanna's husband Chuza was one of Herod's officials.^[b]

A Story about a Farmer

(Matthew 13.1-9; Mark 4.1-9)

⁴ When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:

⁵ A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds.