Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow:

New American Standard Bible

“Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow.

International Standard Version

"Listen! A farmer went out to sow.

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

“Listen! A sower went out to sow seed;

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

ἐξέρχομαι 
Exerchomai 
go out, come, depart, go, go forth, come out, come forth,
Usage: 164

a sower
σπείρω 
Speiro 
Usage: 15

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Sower

2 And he taught them in parables many things, and said to them in his teaching, 3 Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow: 4 And it was in sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things of heaven came and ate it down.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:1

And now Israel, hear to the laws and to the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that ye shall live and go in and possess the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers gave to you.

Psalm 34:11

Come, ye sons, hear to me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Psalm 45:10

Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear, and forget thy people and thy father's house;

Proverbs 7:24

And now, ye sons, hear to me, and attend to the sayings of my mouth.

Proverbs 8:32

And now ye sons, hear to me: and the happy shall watch my ways.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow thy seed, and at evening thou shalt not let thy hand rest: for thou shalt not know whether this shall be right, this or that, or if they two as one being good.

Isaiah 28:23-26

Give ear and hear my voice; tend and hear my saying.

Isaiah 46:3

Hear to me, ye house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, being carried from the belly, being lifted up from the womb:

Isaiah 46:12

Hear to me, ye strong of heart, being far from justice.

Isaiah 55:1-2

Ho, every one thirsting, Come ye to the waters, and whom there is not to him silver, come ye, buy and eat; and come ye, and buy without silver and without price, wine and milk.

Matthew 13:3

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.

Matthew 13:24

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens was made like a man sowing good seed in his field:

Matthew 13:26

And when the grass sprouted up and made fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Mark 4:9

And he said to them, He having ears to hear, let him hear.

Mark 4:14

He sowing sows the word.

Mark 4:23

Whoever has 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 having called all the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all ye, and do ye understand:

Luke 8:5-8

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.

John 4:35-38

Say ye not, That there is yet the fourth month, and harvest comes? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and behold the countries; for they are already white for harvest.

Acts 2:14

And Peter, having stood with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men Jews, and all ye dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and hear ye my words:

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God increased.

Hebrews 2:1-3

For this ought we to hold above measure to the things heard, lest we slip away.

James 2:5

Hear, my dearly beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the beggars of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them loving him?

Revelation 2:7

He having ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches; To him conquering I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the pleasure garden of God.

Revelation 2:11

He having ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches; He conquering should not be injured by the second death.

Revelation 2:29

He having ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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