Mark 4:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 4:4

2 Then He taught them many things by parables, ^aand said to them in His teaching:

3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds¹ of the air came and devoured it.

5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no¹ crop.

8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

9 And He said¹ to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables

10 ^aBut when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.

Verse Comparison: Mark 4:4

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American Standard Version
and it came to pass, as he sowed, some `seed' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

Amplified® Bible
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it 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 it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

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 it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

New American Standard Bible
as he was sowing, some {seed} fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it 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 it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

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

Young's Literal Translation
and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

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