Luke 8:9
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
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- Matt 13:10 : 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
- Matt 13:18 : 18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
- Mark 4:10 : 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 4:34 : 34 And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.
- Mark 7:17-18 : 17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying. 18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
- John 15:15 : 15 No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
- Matt 13:36 : 36 Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
- Matt 15:15 : 15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
- Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
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- Matt 13:8-114 verses85%
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.
10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Luke 8:10-123 verses82%
10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.
- Mark 4:8-136 verses81%
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.
11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.
13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
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17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
- Luke 8:7-82 verses79%
7 And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.
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.
- Luke 8:4-52 verses78%
4 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:
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.
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21 And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?
- Matt 13:18-192 verses78%
18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
- Matt 15:15-162 verses77%
15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
- Matt 13:36-372 verses77%
36 Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
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18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
- Matt 13:3-42 verses76%
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:
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45 But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
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13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
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30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
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32 But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.
- Mark 4:33-342 verses75%
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.
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24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
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6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
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20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
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3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:
- Matt 13:27-282 verses74%
27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
28 And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?
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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.
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18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?
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14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.
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16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?
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16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
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29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;
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15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
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26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
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3 And he made a story for them, saying,