Mark 4:4

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.

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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

3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

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Cross References

Genesis 15:11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Matthew 13:19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls 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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