The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13

¹ That same day Jesus went out of the house _o and sat beside the sea. ² And great crowds gathered about him, _p so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. ³ And _q he told them many things in parables, saying: _r "A sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ⁶ but _s when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, _t they withered away. ⁷ Other seeds fell among _u thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. ⁸ Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some _v a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹ _w He who has ears, ₁ let him hear."

1. Cross References
   Matthew 13:1 - 15
   That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
   Mark 4:1 - 12
   Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
   Luke 8:4 - 10
   And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 13:1 - 15
   That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
   Mark 4:1 - 12
   Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
   Luke 8:4 - 10
   And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:
   
3. Cross References
   Mark 3:9
   And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him.
   Luke 5:1 - 3
   On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 13:34
   All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 55:10
   For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater.
   Amos 9:13
   Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.
   
6. Cross References
   James 1:11
   For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
   
7. Cross References
   John 15:6
   If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
   
8. Cross References
   Jeremiah 4:3
   For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: "Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
   
9. Cross References
   Matthew 13:23
   As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
   Genesis 26:12
   And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 11:15
    He who has ears to hear, let him hear.