Cross references

Matthew 13:3

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Matthew 13:3 BSB

Matthew 13:3 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 4:2–9 (10 votes) and Psalm 78:2 (6 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Judges 9 to 1 Corinthians 3.

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Which verses does Matthew 13:3 point to?

The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 4:2–910 votes

    And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said, “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. …

  2. Psalm 78:26 votes

    I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

  3. Mark 4:136 votes

    Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

  4. Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, …

  5. Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones. …

  6. Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. …

  7. Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

  8. When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

  9. Mark 4:335 votes

    With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

  10. One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ …

  11. Psalm 49:44 votes
  12. Mark 12:124 votes
  13. Micah 2:43 votes
  14. Mark 3:233 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 13:3?

The 10 strongest of 11.