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The Parable of the Sower

Mark 4:2

In 9 translations

BSB
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
KJV
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
WEB
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
ASV
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
LSV
and He taught them many things in allegories, and He said to them in His teaching:
YLT
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:
DBY
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,
DRC
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:
GNV
And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλά, καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ·
RP2018
Καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλά, καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ,
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλά, καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ,
SCR1894
και εδιδασκεν αυτους εν παραβολαις πολλα και ελεγεν αυτοις εν τη διδαχη αυτου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 13:34–35Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter…
  • Mark 3:23So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
  • Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
  • Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
  • Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
  • Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
  • Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
  • Mark 4:33–34With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
  • John 7:16–17“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  • Mark 12:38In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
  • Matthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
  • John 18:19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

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