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The Parable of the Sower

1 And aagain He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.  
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.  
11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to aknow the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to bthose who are outside, all things come in parables,  
Verse Comparison: Mark 4:3

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American Standard Version
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

Amplified® Bible
Give attention to this! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

Contemporary English Version
Now listen! A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.

Darby English Version
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

Good News Bible
"Listen! Once there was a man who went out to sow grain.

International Standard Version
"Listen! A sower went out to sow.

King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

New American Standard Bible
"Listen {to this!} Behold, the sower went out to sow;

New International Version
"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

New King James Version
'Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;

Young's Literal Translation
`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;


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