Matthew 13:3

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He told them many things in parables (stories by way of illustration and comparison), saying, A sower went out to sow.

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I will submit and consent to a parable or proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable (in instruction by numerous examples); I will utter dark sayings of old [that hide important truth]–[Matt. 13:34, 35.]

Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable or allegory to the house of Israel;

Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, Does he not speak in parables and make allegories?

Micah 2:4

In that day shall they take up a [taunting] parable against you and wail with a doleful and bitter lamentation and say, We are utterly ruined and laid waste! [God] changes the portion of my people. How He removes it from me! He divides our fields [to the rebellious, our captors].

Habakkuk 2:6

Shall not all these [victims of his greed] take up a taunt against him and in scoffing derision of him say, Woe to him who piles up that which is not his! [How long will he possess it?] And [woe to him] who loads himself with promissory notes for usury!

Matthew 13:4

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate them up.

Matthew 13:53

When Jesus had finished these parables (these comparisons), He left there.

Matthew 22:1

AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying,

Matthew 24:32

From the fig tree learn this lesson: as soon as its young shoots become soft and tender and it puts out its leaves, you know of a surety that summer is near.

Mark 12:1

AND [Jesus] started to speak to them in parables [with comparisons and illustrations]. A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower and let it out [for rent] to vinedressers and went into another country.

Mark 12:12

And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed. [Isa. 5:1-7.]

Mark 3:23

And He summoned them to Him and said to them in parables (illustrations or comparisons put beside truths to explain them), How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 4:13

And He said to them, Do you not discern and understand this parable? How then is it possible for you to discern and understand all the parables?

Mark 4:33

With many such parables [Jesus] spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear and to comprehend and understand.

Luke 12:41

Peter said, Lord, are You telling this parable for us, or for all alike?

Luke 8:10

He said to them, To you it has been given to [come progressively to] know (to recognize and understand more strongly and clearly) the mysteries and secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that, [though] looking, they may not see; and hearing, they may not comprehend. [Isa. 6:9, 10; Jer. 5:21; Ezek. 12:2.]

John 16:25

I have told you these things in parables (veiled language, allegories, dark sayings); the hour is now coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I shall tell you about the Father in plain words and openly (without reserve).