Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and birds from the sky ate them up.
A Conservative Version
The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
A farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain. And as he sowed [i.e., scattering seeds by hand], some of it landed along side of the road; it was stepped on by people and [eventually] birds of the sky came and ate it.
Anderson New Testament
The sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air ate it up.
Bible in Basic English
A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
Common New Testament
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
a husbandman went out to sow his corn: and as he was sowing, some fell upon the beaten road, which was crush'd under foot, or devoured by the birds.
Darby Translation
The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;
Godbey New Testament
A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Goodspeed New Testament
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and was trodden on, and the wild birds ate it up.
Julia Smith Translation
The sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some truly fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the fowls of heaven devoured it.
King James 2000
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Modern King James verseion
A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden under feet, and the fowls of the air devoured it up.
Moffatt New Testament
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the road and was trampled down, and the wild birds ate it up;
Montgomery New Testament
"A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside, and was trodden under foot, and the wild birds ate it up.
NET Bible
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.
New Heart English Bible
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Noyes New Testament
A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.
Sawyer New Testament
A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it;
The Emphasized Bible
The sower went forth to sow his seed, - and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell beside the pathway, and was trodden down; and, the birds of heaven, devoured it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it up.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"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.
Webster
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Weymouth New Testament
"The sower," He said, "goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.
Williams New Testament
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.
World English Bible
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Worrell New Testament
"The sower went forth to sow his seed. And in his sowing some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.
Worsley New Testament
A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he was sowing, some fell by the way-side, and was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Youngs Literal Translation
'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.
Themes
Agriculture » Figurative » Parable » Of the sower
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)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Sower
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Sowing, spiritual, the blessings of
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
Topics
Interlinear
Exerchomai
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower
4 And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed: 5 and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock, and springing up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.
Matthew 13:3-4
And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow.
Matthew 13:18-19
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom,
Matthew 13:24-26
He proposed to them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:37
He answering said to them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.
Mark 4:2-4
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching, Hearken:
Mark 4:15
but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:26-29
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
Luke 8:11-12
Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
James 1:23-24
For if any one be an hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass.