Luke 8:4
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
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- Matt 13:2-9 : 2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. 3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. 6 When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away. 7 Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
- Mark 4:1-9 : 1 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea. 2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, 3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, 4 and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. 6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much." 9 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
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- Matt 13:2-43 verses77%
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
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5 "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
- Mark 4:33-342 verses76%
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
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1 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
4 and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
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16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
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1 It happened soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve,
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8 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
9 Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
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17 He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
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1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Mark 4:8-103 verses73%
8 Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."
9 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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8 from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
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11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
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33 All the city was gathered together at the door.
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11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.
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18 He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
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2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
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3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.
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18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
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42 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.
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2 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
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2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.
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25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
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9 He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
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1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
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16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
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34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
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34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,
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14 The farmer sows the word.
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1 Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
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25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
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17 When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
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14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
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21 When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
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18 Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
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15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
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40 It happened, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
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1 In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,
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13 He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
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14 He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.