Matthew 13:1-6

Jesus Teaches in Parables

1 That day Jesus went out of 1the house and was sitting 2by the sea.
2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so 3He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
3 And He spoke many things to them in 4parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;
4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 "Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6 "But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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Cross References 4

  • 1. Matthew 9:28; Matthew 13:36
  • 2. Matthew 13:1-15: {Mark 4:1-12; Luke 8:4-10;} Mark 2:13
  • 3. Luke 5:3
  • 4. Matthew 13:10f; Mark 4:2f

Footnotes 1

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