Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
New Heart English Bible
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 seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:1The Lord sent Nathan to David. 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 dark sayings of old,
Ezekiel 17:2"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 24:3Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord God, "Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Habakkuk 2:6Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'
Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; 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 →