Matthew 13:18-20

International Standard Version

Jesus Explains the Parable about the Farmer^(A)

¹⁸ “Listen, then, to the parable about the farmer. ¹⁹ When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. ²⁰ As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,