Verse Comparison: Matthew 13:3
American Standard Version
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Amplified® Bible
And He told them many things in parables (stories by way of illustration and comparison), saying, A sower went out to sow.
Contemporary English Version
Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.
Darby English Version
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
Good News Bible
He used parables to tell them many things. "Once there was a man who went out to sow grain.
International Standard Version
Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
King James Version
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
New American Standard Bible
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;
New International Version
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.
New King James Version
Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: "Behold, a sower went out to sow.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;
Young's Literal Translation
and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,