Matthew 13:3

Amplified Bible

He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb; On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples]; I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]— [Matt 13:34, 35]

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, ask a riddle and tell a parable to the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not [just] speaking in parables and making allegories?’ ”

Micah 2:4

“On that day they shall take up a [taunting, deriding] parable against you And wail with a doleful and bitter song of mourning and say, ‘We are completely destroyed! God exchanges the inheritance of my people; How He removes it from me! He divides our fields to the rebellious [our captors].’

Habakkuk 2:6

¶“Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him, And in mocking derision against him Say, ‘Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his— How long [will he possess it]? And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’

Matthew 13:4

and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.

Matthew 13:53

When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

Matthew 22:1

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

Matthew 24:32

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near; [Mark 13:28, 29; Luke 21:29-31]

Mark 12:1

Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country. [Is 5:1, 2; Matt 21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19]

Mark 12:12

And they were looking for a way to seize Him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they knew that He spoke this parable in reference to [and as a charge against] them. And so they left Him and went away.

Mark 3:23

So He called them to Himself and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?

Mark 4:13

Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables? [Matt 13:18-23; Luke 8:11-15]

Mark 4:33

With many such parables, Jesus spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear and understand it;

Luke 12:41

Peter said, “Lord, are You addressing this parable to us [disciples], or to everyone else as well?”

Luke 8:10

And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. [Is 6:9, 10; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2]

John 16:25

“I have told you these things in figurative language (veiled language, proverbs); the hour is now coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.