Matthew 13:18

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

American King James Version (AKJV)

Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

Webster's Revision

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

World English Bible

"Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

English Revised Version (ERV)

Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

Definitions for Matthew 13:18

Parable - An utterance that involves a comparison.

Barnes's Matthew 13:18 Bible Commentary

See also Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15. "Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower." That is, hear the "explanation" or the "spiritual meaning" of the narrative given before. Mark adds Mark 4:13, "Know ye not this parable? And how, then, shall ye know all parables?" By which it seems that the Saviour regarded this as one of the simplest and plainest of the parables, and gave an explanation of it that they might understand the general principles of interpreting others.