Luke 8:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 13:2-9 : 2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea. 3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth; 4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food: 5 And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep: 6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead. 7 And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth: 8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much. 9 He who has ears, let him give ear.
  • Mark 4:1-9 : 1 And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside. 2 And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear: 3 A man went out to put seed in the earth: 4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food. 5 And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep: 6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead. 7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit. 8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much. 9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 13:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

    3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

  • Luke 8:5
    77%

    5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

  • Mark 4:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

    34 And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

  • Mark 4:1-4
    4 verses
    76%

    1 And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

    2 And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

  • Luke 12:16
    74%

    16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • Luke 8:1
    74%

    1 And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

  • Luke 8:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

    9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • Luke 6:17
    73%

    17 And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

  • Matt 8:1
    73%

    1 And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.

  • Mark 4:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

    10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

  • Mark 3:8
    73%

    8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

  • Luke 8:11
    73%

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

  • Matt 8:34
    73%

    34 And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

  • Mark 1:33
    72%

    33 And all the town had come together at the door.

  • Luke 9:11
    72%

    11 But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

  • Luke 13:18
    72%

    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

  • Mark 2:2
    72%

    2 And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

  • Luke 8:3
    72%

    3 And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

  • Matt 13:18
    72%

    18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

  • Luke 4:42
    72%

    42 And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • Matt 19:2
    72%

    2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • John 8:2
    72%

    2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

  • Luke 14:25
    71%

    25 Now a great number of people went with him.

  • Luke 20:9
    71%

    9 And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

  • Mark 12:1
    71%

    1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

  • Matt 8:16
    71%

    16 And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;

  • Matt 15:30
    71%

    30 And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

  • Mark 6:34
    71%

    34 And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

  • Matt 13:34
    71%

    34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • Mark 4:14
    71%

    14 The seed is the word.

  • Luke 5:1
    71%

    1 Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

  • Matt 4:25
    71%

    25 And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.

  • Mark 7:17
    71%

    17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

  • Mark 9:14
    70%

    14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • Mark 5:21
    70%

    21 And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.

  • Luke 3:18
    70%

    18 And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;

  • Luke 5:15
    70%

    15 But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

  • Luke 8:40
    70%

    40 And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.

  • Mark 8:1
    70%

    1 In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

  • Mark 2:13
    70%

    13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

  • Mark 7:14
    70%

    14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you: