Matthew 13:3
Strong's Lexicon
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He told
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

many things
πολλὰ (polla)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

parables,
παραβολαῖς (parabolais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

saying,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“A farmer
σπείρων (speirōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

went out
ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

to sow his seed.
σπείρειν (speirein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Young's Literal Translation
and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: ‘Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told them many things in parables, saying: “Consider the sower who went out to sow.

New American Standard Bible
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;

King James Bible
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.

New Living Translation
He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.

English Standard Version
And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.

New American Standard Bible
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told them many things in parables, saying: "Consider the sower who went out to sow.

International Standard Version
Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.

NET Bible
He told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
















Cross References
Matthew 13:4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Mark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:2
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

Mark 12:1
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew 13:1
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 13:5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

Matthew 13:6
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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