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Verse 3

in: Matthew 13:10-1 Chronicles :, Matthew 13:34, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 13:53, Matthew 22:1, Matthew 24:32, Judges 9:8-Proverbs :, 2 Samuel 12:1-Judges :, Psalms 49:4, Psalms 78:2, Isaiah 5:1-Judges :, Ezekiel 17:2, Ezekiel 20:49, Ezekiel 24:3-2 Chronicles :, Micah 2:4, Habakkuk 2:6, Mark 3:23, Mark 4:2, Mark 4:13, Mark 4:33, Mark 12:1, Mark 12:12, Luke 8:10, Luke 12:41, Luke 15:3-Judges :, John 16:25, *marg.

parables: A parable, נבסבגןכח [Strong's G3850], from נבסב [Strong's G3844], near, and גבככש [Strong's G906], I cast, or put, has been justly defined to be a comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means those spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on a honest and attentive mind. In a parable, a resemblance in the principal incidents is all that is required; smaller matters being considered as a sort of drapery. Maimonides, in Moreh Nevochim, gives an excellent rule on this head: "Fix it as a principle to attach yourself to the grand object of the parable, without attempting to make a particular application of all the circumstances and terms which it comprehends."

a sower: Mark 4:2-1 Samuel :, Luke 8:5-Ruth :

Reciprocal: Isaiah 61:11 - as the earth Mark 4:26 - as 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's

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