Matthew 13:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

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  • Luke 8:11-15 : 11 `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God, 12 and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved. 13 `And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 `And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion. 15 `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given, 12 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
  • Mark 4:13-20 : 13 And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes? 14 He who is sowing doth sow the word; 15 and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts. 16 `And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it, 17 and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled. 18 `And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word, 19 and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 `And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

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  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

    4and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

    5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

  • Matt 13:19-28
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    19Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

    20`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

    21and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

    22`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

    23`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

    24Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

    25and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

    26and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

    27`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

    28And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, `that' having gone away we may gather it up?

  • Mark 4:3-4
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    3`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

  • Luke 8:8-12
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    8`And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    9And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

    10And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

    11`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

    12and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

  • Matt 13:7-10
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    7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

    8and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

    9He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    10And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

  • Mark 4:13-15
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    13And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

    14He who is sowing doth sow the word;

    15and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13`Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

    14and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

  • Matt 13:34-38
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    34All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

    35that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

    36Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, `Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

    37And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

    38and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

  • Luke 8:5
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    5`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Matt 13:30-31
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    30suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

    31Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

  • Mark 4:18
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    18`And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

  • Luke 13:18
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    18And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

  • Matt 11:15
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    15he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

  • Mark 4:23
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    23If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Luke 8:15
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    15`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.

  • Luke 8:18
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    18`See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

  • Mark 4:20
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    20`And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

  • Mark 7:16
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    16If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Mark 12:1
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    1And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

  • Mark 4:33
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    33And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

  • Mark 4:26
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    26And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

  • Luke 13:20
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    20And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God?