Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow, -
New American Standard Bible
And He spoke many things to them in
King James Version
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Holman Bible
Then He told them many things in parables,
International Standard Version
Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
American Standard Version
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Amplified
He told them many things in
An Understandable Version
And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, "Once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
Anderson New Testament
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Bible in Basic English
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
Common New Testament
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow.
Darby Translation
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
Godbey New Testament
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "A sower went out to sow,
John Wesley New Testament
And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow.
Julia Smith Translation
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.
King James 2000
And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he spoke many [things] to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow,
Modern King James verseion
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Moffatt New Testament
He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,
Montgomery New Testament
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
NET Bible
He told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
New Heart English Bible
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Listen, a farmer went out to sow.
Noyes New Testament
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Sawyer New Testament
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,
Webster
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Weymouth New Testament
He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
Williams New Testament
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
World English Bible
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
Worrell New Testament
And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Worsley New Testament
saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;
Youngs Literal Translation
and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
Themes
Agriculture » Operations in » Sowing
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the sower
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Sowing
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Jesus teaches from a ship on
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Sower
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Preaching the gospel
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
2 and there were gathered unto him, large multitudes, so that, he, into a boat, entered, and was sitting, and, all the multitude, on the beach was standing. 3 And he spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow, - 4 and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and, the birds, came, and devoured it;
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:10-13
And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?
Matthew 13:34-35
All these things, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto them:
Matthew 13:53
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he removed from thence;
Mark 4:2-9
And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching -
Mark 4:13
And he saith unto them - Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
Mark 4:33
And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, - according as they were able to hear;
Judges 9:8-20
The trees, went their way, to anoint over them, a king, - and they said unto the olive tree - Reign thou over us.
2 Samuel 12:1-7
So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David, - who therefore came unto him and said to him - Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.
Psalm 49:4
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
Psalm 78:2
I will open, in a parable, my mouth, I will pour forth enigmas out of antiquity; -
Isaiah 5:1-7
Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man Put thou forth a riddle And speak thou a parable,- Unto the house of Israel:
Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah! My Lord Yahweh: They are saying of me, Is not he a putter forth of parables?
Ezekiel 24:3-14
Put thou forth therefore, against the perverse house a parable, and say unto them Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh: Sot on the caldron set it on, Moreover also pour into it water:
Micah 2:4
In that day, shall one take up against you a by-word, and lament a lamentable lamentation, saying - we are made, utterly desolate, the portion of my people, he passeth to others, - How doth he set me aside! To an apostate, our fields, doth he apportion.
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not, these, all of them, against him, take up - a taunt, a mocking poem, enigmatical sentences - concerning him? And say - Alas! for him who maketh abundance in what is not his own, How long? that he should be burdening himself with heavy debts?
Matthew 22:1
And, answering, Jesus, again, spake in parables unto them, saying: -
Matthew 24:32
Now, from the fig-tree, learn ye, the parable: - When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and the leaves, may be sprouting, ye observe, that, near, is, the summer:
Mark 3:23
And, calling them near, in parables, began he to say unto them - How can, Satan, cast, Satan out?
Mark 12:1
And he began to be speaking unto them, in parables, - A man planted, a vineyard, and put round it a wall, and digged a wine-vat, and built a tower, - and let it out to husbandmen; and left home.
Mark 12:12
And they were seeking, to secure, him, - and were in fear of the multitude; for they perceived that, against them, the parable he had spoken. And, leaving him, they departed.
Luke 8:5-8
The sower went forth to sow his seed, - and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell beside the pathway, and was trodden down; and, the birds of heaven, devoured it.
Luke 8:10
And, he, said - Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables, - in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.
Luke 12:41
But Peter said - Lord! unto us, this parable, speakest thou? or, even unto all?
Luke 15:3-7
And he spake unto them this parable, saying -
John 16:25
These things, in similitudes, have I spoken unto you: There cometh an hour, when, no longer in similitudes, will I speak unto you, but, openly, concerning the Father, will I tell you.