Bible Cross References
I tell
Matthew 13:1-17
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That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.
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The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore.
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He used parables to tell them many things. "Once there was a man who went out to sow grain.
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As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
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Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep.
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But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.
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Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants.
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But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty."
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And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"
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Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"
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Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.
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The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand.
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So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them: 'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see,
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because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.'
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"As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear.
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I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.
Matthew 13:34-17
Matthew 13:35-17
Luke 8:10
and he answered, "The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.
John 16:1
"I have told you this, so that you will not give up your faith.
John 16:13
When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come.
John 16:25
"I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.
John 16:29
Then his disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech.
2 Corinthians 3:12
Because we have this hope, we are very bold.
that preach
Proverbs 1:20-23
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Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,
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calling loudly at the city gates and wherever people come together:
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"Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?
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Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you.
Proverbs 8:1-5
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Listen! Wisdom is calling out. Reason is making herself heard.
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On the hilltops near the road and at the crossroads she stands.
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At the entrance to the city, beside the gates, she calls:
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"I appeal to all of you; I call to everyone on earth.
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Are you immature? Learn to be mature. Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.
Acts 5:20
"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."
Acts 5:28
"We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"
Acts 17:17
So he held discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentiles who worshiped God, and also in the public square every day with the people who happened to come by.