Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
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
An Understandable Version
and it happened, as he sowed [i.e., scattering the seed by hand], some of it fell by the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
Anderson New Testament
and it came to pass, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and ate it up.
Bible in Basic English
And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
Common New Testament
And as he sowed the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
some of the seed happened to fall by the wayside, which the birds light upon, and devoured.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.
Godbey New Testament
and it came to pass while he was sowing, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured it.
Goodspeed New Testament
and as he was sowing, some of the seed chanced to fall by the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
John Wesley New Testament
And as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things of heaven came and ate it down.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Modern King James verseion
And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and it fortuned as he sowed, that some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Moffatt New Testament
and as he sowed it chanced that some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and ate it up;
Montgomery New Testament
and as he sowed, it happened that some seed fell on the road, and birds came and picked it up;
NET Bible
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
New Heart English Bible
And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Noyes New Testament
And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
Sawyer New Testament
and in sowing, some fell on the way, and the birds came and devoured it.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
Webster
And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.
Weymouth New Testament
As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.
Williams New Testament
As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
World English Bible
and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Worrell New Testament
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.
Worsley New Testament
and in sowing, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate it up:
Youngs 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;
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
Ginomai
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
3 "Listen! The sower went out to sow; 4 And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:4
As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Matthew 13:19
When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.
Mark 4:15
The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them.
Luke 8:5
"The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 8:12
By the seed which fell along the path are meant those who hear the Message; but then comes the Devil and carries away the Message from their minds, to prevent their believing it and being saved.