Matthew 13:4

And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

In Context

3And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.

5And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of earth:

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

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