Matthew 13 is the thirteenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the third of the five Discourses of Matthew, called the Parabol
Gospel of Matthew 13:55–56 on Papyrus 103, from c. AD 200
The Parable of the Sower is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8 and the extra-canonical Gospel of Thomas.
Matthew 13
…1–3: introduce Jesus preaching in a boat 3–9: Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15) 10–17: reason for Parables…
'Sowing the Seed' (Cathedral of Hajdúdorog, Hungary)
Parable of the Sower (left) in St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Parable of the Sower, 1557.
The Sower of good seed, 1180.