Matthew 13:3

The Parable Of The Sower

² And much people resorted unto him; so greatly that he went and sat in a ship, and all the people stood on the shore. ³ And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came, and devoured it up.

Old Man

Matthew 13:10-13

And the disciples came, and said to him, "Why speakest thou to them in parables?"

Matthew 13:34-35

All these things spake Jesus unto the people by similitudes, and with out similitudes spake he nothing to them,

Matthew 13:53

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these similitudes, that he departed thence,

Mark 4:2-9

And he taught them many things in similitudes, and said unto them in his doctrine,

Mark 4:13

And he said unto them, "Perceive ye not this similitude? How then should ye understand all other similitudes?

Mark 4:33

And with many such similitudes he preached the word unto them, after as they might hear it.

Judges 9:8-20

The trees went to anoint a king over them, and said unto the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'

2 Samuel 12:1-7

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, "There were two men in one city, a rich and a poor.

Psalm 49:4

I will incline mine ear to the parable, and show my dark speech upon the harp.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world;

Isaiah 5:1-7

Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground.

Ezekiel 17:2

"Thou son of man, put forth a dark speaking and a parable unto the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, "O LORD, they will say of me, 'Tush, they are but fables that he telleth.'"

Ezekiel 24:3-14

Show that obstinate household a parable, and speak unto them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Get thee a pot, set it on, and pour water into it:

Micah 2:4

In that day shall this term be used, and a mourning shall be made over you on this manner, "We be utterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated. When will he part unto us the land, that he hath taken from us?"

Habakkuk 2:6

But shall not all these take up a proverb against him, and mock him with a byword, and say, "Woe unto him that heapeth up other men's goods: How long will he lade himself with thick clay?"

Matthew 22:1

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again in similitudes, saying.

Matthew 24:32

"Learn a similitude of the fig tree: when his branches are yet tender, and his leaves sprung, ye know that summer is nigh.

Mark 3:23

And he called them unto him, and in similitudes said unto them, "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 12:1

And he began to speak unto them in similitudes. "A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed it with a hedge, and ordained a winepress, and built a tower in it, and let it out to hire unto husbandmen, and went into a strange country.

Mark 12:12

And they went about to take him, but they feared the people. For they perceived that he spake that similitude against them. And they left him and went their way.

Luke 8:5-8

"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden under feet, and the fowls of the air devoured it up.

Luke 8:10

And he said, "Unto you is it given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God: but to others in similitudes, that when they see, they should not see, and when they hear they should not understand.

Luke 12:41

Then Peter said unto him, "Master tellest thou this similitude unto us, or to all men?"

Luke 15:3-7

Then put he forth this similitude to them, saying,

John 16:25

These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs. The time will come when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs: but I shall show you plainly from my father.