Mark 4:4

And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:11And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Luke 8:5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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 →

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