Matthew 13:18
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew 13:18 in other translations
| BSB | Consider, then, the parable of the sower: |
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| WEB | “Hear, then, the parable of the farmer. |
| ASV | Hear then ye the parable of the sower. |
| YLT | ‘Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower: |
| DARBY | Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower. |
| BBE | Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth. |
| Webster | Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. |
What does Matthew 13:18 mean?
Barnes' Notes
(h) "Hear ye" Mk 4:14, Lk 8:11
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 13:1-23
The parable of the tares. (24-30; 36-43) The parables of the mustard-seed and the leaven. (31-35) The parables of the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, the net cast into the sea, and the householder. (44-52) Jesus is again rejected at Nazareth. (53-58) Verses 1-23 Jesus entered into a boat that he might be the less pressed, and be the better heard by the people. By this he teaches us in the outward…
Matthew 13:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 13:18
- Matthew 13:11-12
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
- Luke 8:11-15
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. …
- Mark 4:13-20
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; …
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Context
- Matthew 13:17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
- Matthew 13:18
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Matthew 13:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Oid, pues, vosotros la parábola del que siembra: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Vous donc, écoutez la parabole du semeur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Höret ihr nun das Gleichnis vom Sämann. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vos ergo audite parabolam seminantis. |