Matthew 13:18

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So listen to the parable of the sower.

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  • Luke 8:11-15 : 11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12 The 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. 13 The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away. 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But 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.
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  • Mark 4:13-20 : 13 He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 In a similar way, these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. 17 But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away. 18 Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

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  • Matt 13:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3 Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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

    5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

  • Matt 13:19-28
    10 verses
    85%

    19 When 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.

    20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

    21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

    22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

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

    25 But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

    27 The 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?'

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

  • Mark 4:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3 Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4 As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

  • Luke 8:8-12
    5 verses
    82%

    8 Still 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."

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

    10 And 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.’

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

    12 The 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.

  • Matt 13:7-10
    4 verses
    82%

    7 Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

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

    9 Let anyone who has ears listen.

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

  • Mark 4:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

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

    14 The sower sows the word.

    15 These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

  • Matt 13:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 That 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.

    14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • Matt 13:34-38
    5 verses
    80%

    34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

    35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'

    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.'

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

    38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • Luke 8:5
    80%

    5 A 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 4:9
    79%

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

  • Matt 13:30-31
    2 verses
    78%

    30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.”’

    31 He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

  • Mark 4:18
    78%

    18 Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

  • Luke 13:18
    78%

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

  • Matt 11:15
    77%

    15 He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:23
    76%

    23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.

  • Luke 8:15
    75%

    15 But 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.

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. For whoever has will be given more; but whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.

  • Mark 4:20
    74%

    20 But those sown on good ground are the ones who hear the word, welcome it, and produce fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was sown.

  • Mark 7:16
    74%

    16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Mark 12:1
    74%

    1 He 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.

  • Mark 4:33
    74%

    33 With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

  • Mark 4:26
    74%

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

  • Luke 13:20
    74%

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