Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Listen! A farmer went out to sow.
A Conservative Version
Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Listen carefully A farmer went out to plant seed,
Anderson New Testament
Hear; Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Bible in Basic English
A man went out to put seed in the earth:
Common New Testament
"Listen! A sower went out to sow.
Daniel Mace New Testament
give your attention to what I say, a sower went out to sow: as he sowed,
Darby Translation
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Godbey New Testament
Hear: Behold, a sower went out to sow:
Goodspeed New Testament
"Listen: A sower went out to sow,
John Wesley New Testament
Behold, a sower went out to sow.
Julia Smith Translation
Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow:
King James 2000
Listen; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Modern King James verseion
Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Hearken to. Behold; The sower went out to sow,
Moffatt New Testament
"Listen, a sower went out to sow,
Montgomery New Testament
"Listen! the Sower once went out to sow,
NET Bible
"Listen! A sower went out to sow.
New Heart English Bible
"Listen. Consider the farmer who went out to sow.
Noyes New Testament
Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Sawyer New Testament
Hear! behold a sower went out to sow;
The Emphasized Bible
Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Hear me! Behold, a sower went out to sow;
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Listen! The sower went out to sow;
Webster
Hearken; Behold, a sower went out to sow:
Weymouth New Testament
"Listen: the sower goes out to sow.
Williams New Testament
"Listen! A sower went out to sow.
World English Bible
"Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
Worrell New Testament
"Hearken! behold the sower went forth to sow.
Worsley New Testament
hearken, Behold a sower went out to sow:
Youngs Literal Translation
'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The sower
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Interlinear
Exerchomai
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, 3 Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some'seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:1
And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you.
Psalm 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Psalm 45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house:
Proverbs 7:24
Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Isaiah 28:23-26
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 46:3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
Isaiah 46:12
Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
Isaiah 55:1-2
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Matthew 13:3
And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:24
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew 13:26
But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Mark 4:9
And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:14
The sower soweth the word.
Mark 4:23
If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:26-29
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
Mark 7:14-15
And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
Luke 8:5-8
The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.
John 4:35-38
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
Acts 2:14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them,'saying , Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
Hebrews 2:1-3
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them .
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:29
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.