Matthew 13:3 Cross References - Common

³ Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.

¹⁰ The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" ¹¹ And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. ¹² For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. ¹³ This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

³⁴ All these things Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; and without a parable he did not speak to them. ³⁵ So was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

⁵³ When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

¹ And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying:

³² "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

²³ So he called them to himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?

² Then he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching: ³ "Listen! A sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. ⁵ Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. ⁶ But when the sun came up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. ⁸ But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred." ⁹ And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

¹³ And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

³³ With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

¹ Then he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

¹² And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

⁵ "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶ Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. ⁸ But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

¹⁰ he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

⁴¹ Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to all?"

³ So he told them this parable: ⁴ "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵ And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

²⁵ "I have said this to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.