Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Listen! A farmer went out to sow.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
American Standard Version
Hearken: Behold, the sower 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 He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said, 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow. 4 As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:1
"Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the ordinances that I'm teaching you to observe so you may live and go in to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is about to give you.
Psalm 34:11
Come, children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalm 45:10
Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,
Proverbs 7:24
So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.
Proverbs 8:32
"So listen to me, children! Blessed are those who obey me.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and don't stop working until evening, since you don't know which of your endeavors will do well, whether this one or that, or even if both will do equally well.
Isaiah 28:23-26
"Pay attention! Listen to what I have to say; Pay attention, and hear my speech.
Isaiah 46:3
"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all you remnant of the house of Israel, who have been upheld from before your birth, and who have been carried from the womb.
Isaiah 46:12
"Listen to me, you hard-hearted, you who are far removed from righteousness:
Isaiah 55:1-2
"Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters! Also, you that have no money, come, buy, and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Matthew 13:3
Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.
Matthew 13:24
He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:26
When the crop came up and bore grain, the weeds appeared, too.
Mark 4:9
He added, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"
Mark 4:14
The farmer sows the word.
Mark 4:23
If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!
Mark 4:26-29
He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.
Mark 7:14-15
Then he called to the crowd again and told them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand!
Luke 8:5-8
"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.
John 4:35-38
You say, don't you, "In four more months the harvest will begin?' Look, I tell you, open your eyes and observe that the fields are ready for harvesting now!
Acts 2:14
Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles and raised his voice to address them:
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered, but God kept everything growing.
Hebrews 2:1-3
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?
Revelation 2:7
"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give the privilege of eating from the tree of life that is in God's paradise.'"
Revelation 2:11
"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be hurt by the second death.'"
Revelation 2:29
"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"