Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
In Context
4and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:1And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,
Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 24:3And propose a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it.
Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →