Matthew 13:3
Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:1Then the Lord sent Nathan vnto Dauid, who came to him, and sayd vnto him, There were two men in one citie, the one riche, and the other poore.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare high sentences of olde.
Ezekiel 17:2Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 24:3Therefore speake a parable vnto the rebellious house, and say vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord God, Prepare a pot, prepare it, and also powre water into it.
Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take vp a parable against him, and a tanting prouerbe against him, and say, Ho, he that increaseth that which is not his? howe long? and hee that ladeth himselfe with thicke clay?
Matthew 13:34All these thinges spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not 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 →