Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "A sower went out to sow,
New American Standard Bible
And He spoke many things to them in
King James Version
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Holman Bible
Then He told them many things in parables,
International Standard Version
Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
American Standard Version
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Amplified
He told them many things in
An Understandable Version
And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, "Once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
Anderson New Testament
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Bible in Basic English
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
Common New Testament
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow.
Darby Translation
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
Godbey New Testament
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
John Wesley New Testament
And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow.
Julia Smith Translation
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.
King James 2000
And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he spoke many [things] to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow,
Modern King James verseion
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Moffatt New Testament
He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,
Montgomery New Testament
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
NET Bible
He told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
New Heart English Bible
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Listen, a farmer went out to sow.
Noyes New Testament
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Sawyer New Testament
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow;
The Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,
Webster
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Weymouth New Testament
He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
Williams New Testament
And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,
World English Bible
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
Worrell New Testament
And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Worsley New Testament
saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;
Youngs Literal Translation
and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
Themes
Agriculture » Operations in » Sowing
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the sower
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Sowing
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Jesus teaches from a ship on
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Sower
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Preaching the gospel
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
2 And such great crowds gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat down in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "A sower went out to sow, 4 and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and the birds came and ate it up,
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:10-13
His disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in figures?"
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus said all this to the crowds in figures, and told them nothing except in figures,
Matthew 13:53
When Jesus had finished these figures, he left that place,
Mark 4:2-9
He taught them many lessons in figures, and said to them in the course of his teaching,
Mark 4:13
And Jesus said, "If you do not understand this figure, then how will you understand my other figures?
Mark 4:33
With many such figures he told them the message, as far as they were able to receive it.
Matthew 22:1
And Jesus spoke to them again in figures, and said,
Matthew 24:32
"Let the fig tree teach you the lesson. As soon as its branches grow soft and put forth leaves, you know that summer is coming.
Mark 3:23
So he called them to him and spoke to them in figures, saying, "How can Satan drive Satan out?
Mark 12:1
Then he began to speak to them in figures. "A man once planted a vineyard and fenced it in and hewed out a wine-vat and built a watch tower, and he leased it to tenants and left the neighborhood.
Mark 12:12
And they tried to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that the illustration was aimed at them. And they left him and went away.
Luke 8:5-8
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and was trodden on, and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 8:10
And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.
Luke 12:41
Peter said to him, "Master, do you mean this figure for us, or is it for everybody?"
Luke 15:3-7
So in speaking to them he used this figure:
John 16:25
"I have said all this to you in figurative language, but a time is coming when I shall not do so any longer, but will tell you plainly about the Father.