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The Parable of the Sower

1 And aagain He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.  
2 Then He taught them many things by parables, aand said to them in His teaching:  
3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds1 of the air came and devoured it.  
5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no1 crop.  
8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
9 And He said1 to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”  

The Purpose of Parables

10 aBut when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.  
11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to aknow the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to bthose who are outside, all things come in parables,  
12 so that
a‘Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”  

The Parable of the Sower Explained

13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Verse Comparison: Mark 4:2

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American Standard Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

Amplified® Bible
And He taught them many things in parables (illustrations or comparisons put beside truths to explain them), and in His teaching He said to them:

Contemporary English Version
He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:

Darby English Version
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,

Good News Bible
He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:

International Standard Version
He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said,

King James Version
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

New American Standard Bible
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

New International Version
He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:

New King James Version
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching,

Young's Literal Translation
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:


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