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Matthew 13:4
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2 aAnd great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that bHe got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.  
3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: a“Behold, a sower went out to sow.  
4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some aa hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.  
9 aHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!”  

The Purpose of Parables

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because ait has been given to you to know the1 mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 13:4

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American Standard Version
and as he sowed, some `seeds' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

Amplified® Bible
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate them up.

Contemporary English Version
While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds.

Darby English Version
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

Good News Bible
As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

International Standard Version
As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

King James Version
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

New American Standard Bible
and as he sowed, some {seeds} fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

New International Version
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

New King James Version
And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

Young's Literal Translation
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,


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