Mark 4:3
“Listen, behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
In Context
2and He taught them many things in allegories, and He said to them in His teaching:
Cross References
Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me, || I teach you the fear of YHWH.
Proverbs 7:24And now, you sons, listen to me, || And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, || And at evening do not withdraw your hand, || For you do not know which is right, this or that, || Or whether both of them alike [are] good.
Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, || And all the remnant of Israel, || Who are borne from the belly, || Who are carried from the womb,
Isaiah 55:1“Behold, every thirsty one, || Come to the waters, || And he who has no money, || Come, buy and eat, || Indeed, come, buy wine and milk || Without money and without price.
Matthew 13:24Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened 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 →