Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, 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.
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,
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.
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 great multitudes came together to him; and he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some fell by the way, and the birds came and devoured it.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:10-13
And his disciples came and said to him, Why do you speak to them in parables?
Matthew 13:34-35
All these things spoke Jesus to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable spoke he not to them;
Matthew 13:53
And when Jesus had finished these parables he departed thence,
Mark 4:2-9
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them, in his teaching,
Mark 4:13
And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?
Mark 4:33
And with many such parables spoke he the word to them as they could hear;
Matthew 22:1
AND Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables saying,
Matthew 24:32
But learn the parable of the fig tree. When its branch is now green, and puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is nigh.
Mark 3:23
And calling them, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 12:1
And he said to them, in parables, A man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
Mark 12:12
And they sought to take him, and feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them. And they left him, and went away.
Luke 8:5-8
A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it;
Luke 8:10
And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Luke 12:41
And Peter said to him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or also to all?
Luke 15:3-7
And he spoke to them this parable; saying,
John 16:25
These things have I spoken to you in parables. The time is coming when I will no more speak to you in parables, but I will tell you plainly of the Father.