Matthew 13:3

In 9 translations

BSB

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

KJV

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

WEB

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

ASV

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

LSV

and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,

YLT

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

DBY

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

DRC

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

GNV

Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς λέγων· Ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν.

RP2018

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν.

SCR1894

και ελαλησεν αυτοις πολλα εν παραβολαις λεγων ιδου εξηλθεν ο σπειρων του σπειρειν

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• Mark 4:2–9And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said, “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on…
• Mark 4:13Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
• Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
• Matthew 13:10–13Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be…
• 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…
• 2 Samuel 12:1–7Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing…
• Ezekiel 24:3–14Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and…
• Mark 4:33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
• Matthew 13:53When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
• Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
• Matthew 24:32Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
• Luke 8:5–8“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings…
• Judges 9:8–20One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the…
• Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
• Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
• Mark 12:1Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

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