Matthew 13:18

World English Bible (2000)

"Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 8:11-15 : 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. 14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them. 12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
  • Mark 4:13-20 : 13 He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. 18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word, 19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 13:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

    5Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

  • Matt 13:19-28
    10 verses
    85%

    19When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

    20What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

    21yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

    22What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

    23What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

    24He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

    25but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

    26But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also.

    27The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'

    28"He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

  • Mark 4:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3"Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

    4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

  • Luke 8:8-12
    5 verses
    82%

    8Other 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!"

    9Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

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

    12Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

  • Matt 13:7-10
    4 verses
    82%

    7Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

    8Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

    9He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

    10The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

  • Mark 4:13-15
    3 verses
    81%

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

    14The farmer sows the word.

    15The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

  • Matt 13:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.

    14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:

  • Matt 13:34-38
    5 verses
    80%

    34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,

    35that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world."

    36Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field."

    37He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

    38the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.

  • Luke 8:5
    80%

    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 4:9
    79%

    9He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Matt 13:30-31
    2 verses
    78%

    30Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

    31He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

  • Mark 4:18
    78%

    18Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

  • Luke 13:18
    78%

    18He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?

  • Matt 11:15
    77%

    15He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:23
    76%

    23If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Luke 8:15
    75%

    15That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Luke 8:18
    75%

    18Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."

  • Mark 4:20
    74%

    20Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

  • Mark 7:16
    74%

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

  • Mark 12:1
    74%

    1He 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.

  • Mark 4:33
    74%

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

  • Mark 4:26
    74%

    26He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

  • Luke 13:20
    74%

    20Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?