Parallel Verses

Moffatt New Testament

"Listen, a sower 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.

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,

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 He gave them many lessons in parables, and said to them in the course of his teaching: 3 "Listen, a sower went out to sow, 4 and as he sowed it chanced that some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and ate it up;

Cross References

Matthew 13:3

He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,

Matthew 13:24

He put another parable before them. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

Matthew 13:26

When the blade sprouted and formed the kernel, then the weeds appeared as well.

Mark 4:9

He added, "Anyone who has ears to hear, let him listen to this."

Mark 4:14

The sower sows the word.

Mark 4:23

If anyone has an ear to hear, let him listen to this."

Mark 4:26-29

And he said, "It is with the Realm of God as when a man has sown seed on earth;

Mark 7:14-15

Then he called the crowd to him again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand this:

Luke 8:5-8

"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;

John 4:35-38

You have a saying, have you not, 'Four months yet, then harvest'? Look round, I tell you; see, the fields are white for harvesting!

Acts 2:14

But Peter stood up along with the eleven, and raising his voice he addressed them thus: "Men of Judaea and residents in Jerusalem, let everyone of you understand this ??attend to what I say:

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but it was God who made the seed grow.

Hebrews 2:1-3

We must therefore pay closer attention to what we have heard, in case we drift away.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers; has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm which he has promised to those who love him?

Revelation 2:7

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to eat from the tree of Life which is within the paradise of God.'

Revelation 2:11

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror shall not be injured by the second death.'

Revelation 2:29

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

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