Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth 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.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he told them many things in figures, and said to them, "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,
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 a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach. 3 Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:10-13
Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,
Matthew 13:53
After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,
Mark 4:2-9
Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.
Mark 4:13
"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?
Mark 4:33
With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;
Matthew 22:1
Once more Jesus answered them in parables.
Matthew 24:32
"Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near;
Mark 3:23
So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 12:1
Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.
Mark 12:12
And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.
Luke 8:5-8
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside, and was trodden under foot, and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 8:10
He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.
Luke 12:41
"Master," said Peter, "are you speaking this parable to us or to all alike?"
Luke 15:3-7
And he told them a parable.
John 16:25
"I have told you these things in figures; but the time is coming when I shall no longer speak in figures, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.