And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside the road; and the birds came and devoured them.
Matthew 13:3 - English Majority Text Version And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside the road; and the birds came and devoured them.
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, He went away from there.
"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch already becomes tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
Then He began to speak to them with parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a fence around it, dug a wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to farmers, and went on a journey.
And they sought to lay hold of Him, but they feared the crowd, for they knew that He has spoken the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away.
And having summoned them, he began to say to them in parables: "How is Satan able to cast out Satan?
And He said to them, "Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all the parables?
And by many such parables He would speak the word to them, just as they were able to hear it.
Then Peter said to Him, "Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?"
And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
"These things I have spoken to you in figures of speech; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.