Matthew 13:3
And he spake many thynges to them in parables, saying: Beholde, the sower went foorth to sowe.
Bible (Bishops')
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 when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the fowles came, and deuoured them vp.
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take vp a parable against him? and a taunting prouerbe against him, and say: Wo he that increaseth that which is not his? how long? and he that ladeth him selfe with thicke clay?
Matthew 13:34All these thynges spake Iesus vnto the people in parables: and without a parable spake he not vnto 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 →