The Interpretation of the Sower
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Matthew 13:18–23
13:18 “Hear, then, the parable of the farmer. 71%
13:19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside. 85%
13:20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; 100%
13:21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 100%
13:22 What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 100%
13:23 What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.” 87%
Mark 4:13–20
4:13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables? 71%
4:14 The farmer sows the word. 100%
4:15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 93%
4:16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy. 95%
4:17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. 100%
4:18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word, 93%
4:19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 83%
4:20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.” 81%
Luke 8:11–15
8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 83%
8:12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 79%
8:13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. 70%
8:14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 75%
8:15 Those in the good ground, these are those who with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produce fruit with perseverance. 86%
Verbatim Agreement
Percentage of words that appear identically (same form and position) across gospel pairs.
Strong's Number Overlap
How much of each gospel's vocabulary (by Strong's number) is shared with another.
Mt
Mk
Lk
Mt
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63%
35%
Mk
63%
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36%
Lk
35%
36%
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Unique Vocabulary
Strong's numbers that appear only in one gospel for this pericope.
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