Mark 4:3
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
In Context
2He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
4and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Cross References
Psalms 34:11ל Come, you children, sh'ma ·hear obey· unto me. 2 I will teach you the fear of Adonai. 1
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, sons, sh'ma ·hear obey· me. 2 Pay attention to the words of my mouth. 1
Isaiah 46:3“ Sh'ma ·Hear obey· me, house of Jacob [Supplanter], 2 and all the remnant of the house of Israel [God prevails], 1 that have been carried from their birth, 2 that have been carried from the rachamim ·wombs / bowels of compassions·. 1
Isaiah 55:1+ 55:1 (1-2) MP: By quotation, Messiah is declaring himself a parallel Feast Day fulfillment. “Every one come who is thirsty” (John 7:37-39) is applied Messiah’s ministry. (John 7:37-39; Rev 22:17) Culture Note: By quoting the first lines of this chapter, Messiah is referencing the entire chapter (as was a common custom of rabbis of his day because all Jews memorized the whole of Bible books), therefore the entire chapter is used to allude to his Messianic claim and be as a witness to this prophetic fulfillment. By quoting this passage, the Messiah applied the Tabernacles Water Pouring ceremony and the intention of the ceremony to himself and to the effusion and permeation of the Holy Spirit (Is 44:3). The Holy Spirit is promised to be given by Messiah and even accompanying His ministry. Bishop Lowth, in 1846, quoted an undefined passage in Jerusalem Talmud, concluding that the song in (Num 21:16-18) is to be sung in the times of the Messiah, possibly at this ceremony. The water is said to be “drawn from the wells of salvation” (Is 12:3), signifying the influences of the Holy Spirit to be given in the days of Messiah. “Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! + 55:1. Quoted in John 7:37; Rev 22:17 2 Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! 2 Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. + 55:1. Quoted in Rev 21:6, 22:17 1
Matthew 13:24He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven (God) is like a man who sowed 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 →