Luke 8:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when a large crowd had gathered together, and people were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

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  • Matt 13:2-9 : 2 And a great multitude gathered to Him, so He went into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore. 3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where there was not much soil, and they immediately sprang up because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Mark 4:1-9 : 1 And he began again to teach by the seaside, and a great multitude gathered around him, so that he entered a ship and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land by the sea. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine, 3 Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow: 4 And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred. 9 And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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  • Matt 13:2-4
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    2And a great multitude gathered to Him, so He went into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Luke 8:5
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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

    34But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.

  • Mark 4:1-4
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    1And he began again to teach by the seaside, and a great multitude gathered around him, so that he entered a ship and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land by the sea.

    2And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

    4And it happened, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Luke 8:1
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    1And it happened afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

  • Luke 8:8-9
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    8And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. When he had said these things, he cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    9And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

  • Luke 6:17
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    17And he came down with them, and stood on the plain, with a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

  • Matt 8:1
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    1When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

  • Mark 4:8-10
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    8And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

    9And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    10And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parable.

  • Mark 3:8
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    8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and those around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came to him.

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

  • Matt 8:34
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    34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they begged him to depart out of their region.

  • Mark 1:33
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    33And all the city was gathered together at the door.

  • Luke 9:11
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    11And the people, when they knew it, followed him; and he received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

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

  • Mark 2:2
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    2And immediately many gathered together, so that there was no room to receive them, no, not even near the door, and he preached the word to them.

  • Luke 8:3
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    3And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him out of their means.

  • Matt 13:18
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    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

  • Luke 4:42
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    42And when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place, and the people sought him and came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

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    2And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

  • John 8:2
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    2And early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down, and taught them.

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    25And great multitudes went with him: and he turned, and said to them,

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    1And he began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went into a far country.

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    16When evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all who were sick:

  • Matt 15:30
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    30And great multitudes came to him, having with them those that were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

  • Mark 6:34
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    34And Jesus, when he came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

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

  • Mark 4:14
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    14The sower sows the word.

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    1And it happened, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Matt 4:25
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    25And great multitudes of people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

  • Mark 7:17
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    17And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude around them and the scribes disputing with them.

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    21And when Jesus had crossed over again by ship to the other side, a great multitude gathered to him: and he was near the sea.

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    18So, with many other exhortations, he preached to the people.

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    15But even more, the report about him went abroad, and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

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    40And it happened, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

  • Mark 8:1
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    1In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

  • Mark 2:13
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    13And he went out again by the seaside, and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

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    14And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Listen to me, every one of you, and understand: