Matthew 13:3 Cross References - Riverside

³ He spoke at length to them in illustrations. "A sower," he said, "went out to sow.

¹⁰ Then his disciples came to him and said, "Why do you talk to them in figures of speech?" ¹¹ He answered, "Because to you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it is not granted. ¹² For whoever has, to him will be given and he will have abundance. But whoever has not, from him will be taken even what he has. ¹³ For this reason I speak to them in figures, because, though they see, they do not see, and though they hear, they do not hear nor understand,

³⁴ All of these things Jesus spoke to them in illustrations, and without an illustration he spoke nothing to them, ³⁵ to fulfill the words of the prophet when he said, "I will open my mouth in illustrations, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

⁵³ When Jesus had finished these illustrations, he went away from that place.

¹ AGAIN Jesus addressed them in figures. He said,

³² "From the fig tree take an illustration. When now its branch becomes soft and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near.

²³ Jesus called them to him and said to them in figures: "How can Satan cast out Satan?

² He taught them many things by figures of speech. He said to them in his teaching, ³ "Listen; a sower went out to sow, ⁴ and it happened, as he was sowing, that some seed fell beside the road and the birds came and ate it. ⁵ Other seed fell on stony places where it had not much earth, and it sprang up at once because it had no depth of soil, ⁶ but when the sun came up it was scorched and because it had no root it withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it and it yielded no grain. ⁸ Other seed fell into good ground and grew tall and strong and yielded thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold." ⁹ He said to them, "Let him who has ears to hear with hear."

¹³ He said to them, "Do you not understand this illustration? How, then, will you understand all the illustrations?

³³ With many such illustrations he went on talking to them as they were able to listen;

¹ THEN he began to speak to them in figures: "There was a man who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug for a wine-vat, and built a tower and let it out to grape-growers, and then went abroad.

¹² They kept trying to seize him, but were afraid of the crowd. For they knew that he had meant the illustration for them. So they left him and went away.

⁵ "A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some seed fell along the roadside and was trodden on, and the birds of heaven ate it up. ⁶ Other seed fell on the rock, and when it sprang up it withered away because it had no moisture. ⁷ Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. ⁸ Other seed fell into the good ground, and grew up and yielded a harvest a hundred fold." When he said this, he called out, "Let him who has ears to hear, hear."

¹⁰ He said: "To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to the rest the message comes in figures of speech, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

⁴¹ Peter said, "Master, do you intend this illustration for us or for all?"

³ He gave them this illustration: ⁴ "What man of you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he has found it? ⁵ And when he has found it he lays it on his shoulders with joy, ⁶ and when he comes home he calls together his friends and neighbors and says, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost!' ⁷ I tell you there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner whose heart is changed than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need to change.

²⁵ "I have spoken these things to you in figures. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.