“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
Parallel translations
- KJV Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- BSB Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
- NKJV “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
- NASB “Listen then to the parable of the sower.
- NLT “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Matt 13:11–12He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- Luke 8:11–15Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- Mark 4:13–20He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
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