While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
Then Jesus used stories to teach them many things. He told them this story: “A farmer went out to sow seed.
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there was not enough dirt. It grew very fast there, because the soil was not deep.
“A farmer went out to sow seed. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate it all.
Jesus came near the city of Jericho. There was a blind man sitting beside the road. He was begging people for money.