1And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
2And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,
3And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
4And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:
5A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
6And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.
7And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.
