Matthew 13:3 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 13:3

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

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ASV

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

WEB

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

YLT

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

DBT

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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The Seven Churches of RevelationMatt 13 parallel — seven kingdom-parables. Per Scofield (PD) + Pink (PD); Missler footnote-only.

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30 verses on the floor

Mark 4:2–9
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Mark 4:13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
2 Samuel 12:1–7
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Ezekiel 24:3–14
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

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And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, &c.--These parables are SEVEN in number; and it is not a little remarkable that while this is the sacred number, the first FOUR of them were spoken to the mixed multitude, while the remaining THREE were spoken to the Twelve in private--these divisions, four and three, being themselves notable in the symbolical arithmetic of Scripture.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The exposition of it we have from Christ himself, who knew best what was his own meaning. The disciples, when they asked, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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