Matthew 13:3
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And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

Matthew 13:4
And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

Matthew 13:10
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Mark 3:23
And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:2
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

Mark 12:1
And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country.

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And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

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Matthew 13:10-13,34,35,53 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? . . .

Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:

Matthew 24:32 And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.

Judges 9:8-20 The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us. . . .

2 Samuel 12:1-7 And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor. . . .

Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

Psalm 78:2 I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning.

Isaiah 5:1-7 I will sing to my beloved the canticle of my cousin concerning his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a hill in a fruitful place. . . .

Ezekiel 17:2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 20:49 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables?

Ezekiel 24:3 And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water in it.

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Micah 2:4 Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I devise an evil against this family: from which you shall not withdraw your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for this is a very evil time.

Habakkuk 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay?

Mark 3:23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:2,13,33 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine: . . .

Mark 12:1,12 And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country. . . .

Luke 8:10 To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand.

Luke 12:41 And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all?

Luke 15:3 And he spoke to them this parable, saying:

*etc:

John 16:25 These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but will shew you plainly of the Father.

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parables.

a sower.

Mark 4:2-9 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine: . . .

Luke 8:5-8 The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side. And it was trodden down: and the fowls of the air devoured it. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Sower
2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore. 3And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. 4And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.…
Lexicon
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He told
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

many things
πολλὰ (polla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

parables,
παραβολαῖς (parabolais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

saying,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“A farmer
σπείρων (speirōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

went out
ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

to sow his seed.
σπείρειν (speirein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.


Additional Translations
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the one sowing went out to sow.

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
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