Mark 4:3
Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
In Context
2And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
4And it came to pass during the sowing, some fell by the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Cross References
Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne [by me] from their birth, who have been carried from the womb.
Isaiah 55:1Ho, everyone who thirsts, come ye to the waters. And he who has no money, come ye, buy, and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Matthew 13:24He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21
The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 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. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →