Matthew 13:2-12

2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so ¹He 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 ²parables, 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.

7 "Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

8 "And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a ³hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

9 "⁴He who has ears, let him hear."

An Explanation

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why * do You speak to them in parables?"

11 Jesus answered them, "⁵To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

12 "⁶For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

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Cross References 6

1. Luke 5:3
2. Matthew 13:10f; Mark 4:2f
3. Genesis 26:12; Matthew 13:23
4. Matthew 11:15; Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; Revelation 3:6, 13, 22
5. Matthew 19:11; Matthew 20:23; John 6:65; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Colossians 1:27; 1 John 2:20, 27
6. Matthew 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; Luke 19:26

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "Many"
[b]. Lit "upon"
[c]. Or "hear!" Or "listen!"
[d]. Lit "He"

Matthew 13:2-12

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Cross References 6

Footnotes 4