可1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.耶稣又在海边教训人。有许多人到他那里聚集，他只得上船坐下。船在海里，众人都靠近海，站在岸上。
太2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.有许多人到他那里聚集，他只得上船坐下，众人都站在岸上。
路9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?门徒问耶稣说：“这比喻是什么意思呢？”
可2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,耶稣就用比喻教训他们许多道理。在教训之间，对他们说：
路10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.他说：“ 神国的奥秘只叫你们知道；至于别人，就用比喻，叫他们看也看不见，听也听不明。”
可4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.撒的时候，有落在路旁的，飞鸟来吃尽了；
太4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:撒的时候，有落在路旁的，飞鸟来吃尽了；
路5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.“有一个撒种的出去撒种。撒的时候，有落在路旁的，被人践踏，天上的飞鸟又来吃尽了。
可5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:有落在土浅石头地上的，土既不深，发苗最快，
太5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:有落在土浅石头地上的，土既不深，发苗最快，
可6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.日头出来一晒，因为没有根，就枯干了；
太6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.日头出来一晒，因为没有根，就枯干了；
路6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.有落在磐石上的，一出来就枯干了，因为得不着滋润。
可7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.有落在荆棘里的，荆棘长起来，把它挤住了，就不结实；
太7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:有落在荆棘里的，荆棘长起来，把它挤住了；
路7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.有落在荆棘里的，荆棘一同生长，把它挤住了。
可8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.又有落在好土里的，就发生长大，结实有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的”；
太8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.又有落在好土里的，就结实，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。
路8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.又有落在好土里的，生长起来，结实百倍。”耶稣说了这些话，就大声说：“有耳可听的，就应当听！”