As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Matthew 13:3 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 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. American Standard Version (1901) And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; Common English Bible He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to scatter seed. Catholic Public Domain Version And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow seed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. |
As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and put out leaves, you know that summer is near.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, leased it to farmers, and left the country.
Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders were looking for a way to arrest Jesus because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Then he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?
With many similar parables he spoke the word to them, to the extent that they were able to understand it.
Then Peter said to him, “Lord, are yoʋ telling this parable only for us, or for everyone else as well?”
He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest I speak in parables, so that ‘they may see but not perceive, and hear but not understand.’
“I have told you these things in figures of speech, but an hour is coming when I will no longer use figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.