Matthew 13:3
He explained many things to them, using stories as illustrations. “The sower went out to sow,” he began.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
In Context
4“As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the path. The birds came and ate them up.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:1The Lord sent Nathan to see David. When he got there, he said, “Once there were two men living in the same town. One was rich, and one was poor.
Psalms 78:2I will tell you wise sayings; I will explain mysteries from the past
Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, present this riddle—share it as a parable with the people of Israel.
Ezekiel 24:3Then repeat the following parable to these rebellious people. Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Get a pot and set it on the fire. Pour in some water.
Habakkuk 2:6Won't all these peoples taunt them? They will ridicule them, saying, “What disaster is coming to you who pile up things that don't belong to you! You make yourselves rich by forcing debtors to pay! How long can you go on doing this?”
Matthew 13:34Jesus explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't speak to them without using stories.
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 →