Mark 4:3
Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 unto them in his doctrine:
4And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
Cross References
Psalms 34:11The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and In the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.
Isaiah 55:1All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.
Matthew 13:24Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds 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 →