Matthew 13:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus used stories to teach them many things. He told them this story: “A farmer went out to sow seed.

Cross References

Mark 4:13

Then Jesus said to the followers, “Do you understand this story? If you don’t, how will you understand any story?

Mark 4:33

Jesus used many stories like these to teach the people. He taught them all they could understand.

Matthew 13:53

When Jesus finished teaching with these stories, he left there.

Psalm 78:2

I will tell you a story. I will tell you about things from the past that are hard to understand.

Mark 12:12

When these Jewish leaders heard this story, they knew it was about them. They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus, but they were afraid of what the crowd would do. So they left him and went away.

Psalm 49:4

I listened to these sayings. And now, with my harp, I will sing and make the hidden meaning clear.

John 16:25

“I have told you these things, using words that hide the meaning. But the time will come when I will not use words like that to tell you things. I will speak to you in plain words about the Father.

Luke 12:41

Peter said, “Lord, did you tell this story for us or for all people?”

Luke 8:10

He said, “You have been chosen to know the secret truths about God’s kingdom. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that ‘They will look, but they will not see, and they will listen, but they will not understand.’ Isaiah 6:9

Mark 12:1

Jesus used stories to teach the people. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and left for a trip.

Mark 3:23

So Jesus called them together and talked to them using some stories. He said, “Satan will not force his own demons out of people.

Matthew 24:32

“The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is very near.

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all those people will laugh at him and tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich by collecting debts.’

Micah 2:4

Then people will sing songs about you. They will sing this sad song: ‘We are ruined! The Lord took away our land and gave it to other people. Yes, he took my land away from me. He has divided our fields among our enemies.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! If I say this, the people will say that I am only telling them stories.”

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, I have a story with a hidden meaning for you to tell the family of Israel.

Matthew 22:1

Jesus used some more stories to teach the people. He said,

Matthew 13:4

While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.