4 And when a great multitude was assembled, and people came to him from all the cities, he said, in similitudes:
Luke 8:4 Cross References - Murdock
Matthew 13:2-9
2 And great multitudes assembled around him; so that he embarked and seated himself in a ship, and all the multitude stood on the shore of the sea.
3 An he discoursed with them much, by similitudes. And he said, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seed fell upon the side of a path: and a bird came and devoured it.
5 And other seed fell upon a rock, so that it had not much soil: and it sprung up forthwith, because there was no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up it wilted. And, because it lacked root, it dried up.
7 And other seed fell among thorns: and the thorns shot up, and choked it.
8 And other seed fell on good ground; and bore fruits, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:1-9
1 And again he began to teach by the side of the sea. And great multitudes were assembled about him; so that he embarked and sat in a ship on the sea, and all the multitude stood on the land by the side of the sea.
2 And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:
3 Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it.
5 And other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up.
7 And other seed fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruits.
8 And other seed fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits; some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
9 And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10) And when they were by themselves, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him concerning this similitude.