Luke 8:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

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  • Matt 13:10 : 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
  • Matt 13:18 : 18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.
  • Mark 4:10 : 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
  • Mark 7:17-18 : 17 And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;
  • John 15:15 : 15 No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.
  • Matt 13:36 : 36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
  • Matt 15:15 : 15 And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

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  • Matt 13:8-11
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    8and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

    9He that hath ears, let him hear.

    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

    11And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Luke 8:10-12
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    10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

    11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

    12And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

  • Mark 4:8-13
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    8And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

    9And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

    10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

    11And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

    12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

    13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

  • Mark 7:17
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    17And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.

  • Luke 8:7-8
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    7And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

    8And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 8:4-5
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    4And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

    5The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

  • Matt 15:15-16
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    15And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

    16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

  • Matt 13:36-37
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    36Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

    37And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

  • Luke 13:18
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    18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

  • Luke 9:45
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    45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

  • Matt 13:13
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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

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    32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  • Mark 4:33-34
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    33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

    34and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

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    24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

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    6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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    20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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    3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

  • Matt 13:27-28
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    27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

    28And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

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    9And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

  • Mark 9:14
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    14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.

  • Mark 9:16
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    16And he asked them, What question ye with them?

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    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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    29And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:

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    1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

  • Luke 8:15
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    15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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    26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

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    3And he spake unto them this parable, saying,