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 and 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{TR adds "of the air"} 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%
2Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
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.
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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%
33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained all things.
- Mark 4:1-44 verses76%
1Again 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.
2He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3"Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds{TR adds "of the air"} came and devoured it.
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16He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
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1It 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,
- Luke 8:8-92 verses73%
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?"
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17He 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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1When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Mark 4:8-103 verses73%
8Others 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."
9He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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8from 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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11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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34Behold, 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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33All the city was gathered together at the door.
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11But 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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18He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
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2Immediately 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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3and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who ministered to them{TR reads "him" instead of "them"} from their possessions.
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18"Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
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42When 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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2Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
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2Now 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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25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
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9He began to tell the people this parable. "A {NU (in brackets) and TR add "certain"}man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
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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.
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16When 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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30Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
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34Jesus 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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34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,
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14The farmer sows the word.
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1Now 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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25Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
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17When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
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14Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
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21When 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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18Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
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15But 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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40It happened, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
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1In 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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13He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
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14He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.