Luke 8:9

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Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

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  • Matt 13:10 : 10 Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
  • Matt 13:18 : 18 So listen to the parable of the sower.
  • Mark 4:10 : 10 When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately, he explained everything to his disciples.
  • Mark 7:17-18 : 17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18 And He said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Matt 13:36 : 36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'
  • Matt 15:15 : 15 Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.

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  • Matt 13:8-11
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    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

    10Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

  • Luke 8:10-12
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    10And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

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

    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

  • Mark 4:8-13
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    8Still other seed fell on good soil. It grew, producing fruit that increased and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.

    9Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

    10When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.

    11He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • Mark 7:17
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    17When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Luke 8:7-8
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    7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

    8Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • Luke 8:4-5
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    4When a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Him from every city, He spoke in a parable:

    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

  • Matt 15:15-16
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    15Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Matt 13:36-37
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    36Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'

    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

  • Luke 13:18
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    18Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

  • Luke 9:45
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    45But they did not understand what this meant; it was hidden from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Matt 13:13
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    13That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

  • Mark 9:32
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    32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Mark 4:33-34
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    33With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

    34He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately, he explained everything to his disciples.

  • Matt 13:24
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    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

  • John 10:6
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    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • Luke 13:20
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    20Again he asked, 'What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

  • Mark 4:3
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    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Matt 13:27-28
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    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

  • Luke 20:9
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    9Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?

  • Mark 9:14
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    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

  • Mark 9:16
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    16And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29Then he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree and all the trees.'

  • Mark 12:1
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    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

  • Luke 8:15
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    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Mark 4:26
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    26He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

  • Luke 15:3
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    3So He told them this parable, saying: