New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 13:3
Matthew 13:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
- New International Version (NIV)Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
Context of Matthew 13:3
1On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. 5Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.
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καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς λέγων· ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 13:3
- Matthew 13:10And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
- Matthew 22:1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
- Matthew 24:32“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near;
- Judges 9:8Once the trees went to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
- 2 Samuel 12:1Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.
- Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will tell riddles of old,
- Isaiah 5:1Let me sing now for my beloved A song of my beloved about His vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
- Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, ask a riddle and present a parable to the house of Israel,
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Oh, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking in riddles?’”
- Ezekiel 24:3Present a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water into it;
- Micah 2:4On that day they will take up against you a song of mocking And utter a song of mourning and say, ‘We are completely destroyed! He exchanges the share of my people; How He removes it from me! To the apostate He apportions our fields.’
- Habakkuk 2:6“Will all of these not take up a song of ridicule against him, Even a saying and insinuations against him And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his-- For how long-- And makes himself rich with debts!’
- Mark 3:23And so He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
- Mark 4:2And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
- Mark 12:1And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and leased it to vine-growers and went on a journey.
Commentaries on Matthew 13:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He spake many things unto them in parables - Parable, from , near, and , I cast, or put. A comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means these spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on an attentive mind. Or, a parable is a representation of any matter accommodated, in the way of similitude, to the real subject, in order to delineate it with the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 In parables - The word “parable” is derived from a Greek word signifying “to compare together,” and denotes a similitude taken from a natural object to illustrate a spiritual or moral subject. It is a narrative of some fictitious or real event, in order to illustrate more clearly some truth that the speaker wished to communicate. In early ages it was much used. Pagan writers, as Aesop, often employed it. In the time of Christ it was in common…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9This parable (explained in Matthew 13:18–23) discusses the mostly negative reactions of the Jewish people to Jesus and his message. Parables (Greek parabolē): These are stories that use everyday life to explain a spiritual truth. To understand a parable, find the main comparison (analogy) and consider its historical and gospel context. Then a person can understand the main message. Avoid finding unintended symbolic meanings in every part of a parable.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, &c.--These parables are SEVEN in number; and it is not a little remarkable that while this is the sacred number, the first FOUR of them were spoken to the mixed multitude, while the remaining THREE were spoken to the Twelve in private--these divisions, four and three, being themselves notable in the symbolical arithmetic of Scripture. Another thing remarkable in the structure of these parables is…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Matthew 13:3 Matt 13:10ff; Mark 4:2ff ↩
Commentaries on Matthew 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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