A sower goes out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on a path and were trampled underfoot and birds came “and devoured them.” Other seeds “fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil.” They sprang right up yet were scorched by the sun because of the lack of soil (no roots), and no moisture. Still, other seeds fell among thorns and were choked by them. But the last seeds about which Jesus spoke fell on “good soil and produced various amounts of grain.” Jesus followed this parable with an interesting statement: “He who has ears, let him hear.”