Mark 4:3
"Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
In Context
2Then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
Cross References
Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me.I will teach you the fear of the Lord.MEM
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, sons, listen to me.Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed,and in the evening do not withhold your hand;for you do not know which will prosper, whether this or that,or whether they both will be equally good.
Isaiah 46:3"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
Isaiah 55:1"Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Matthew 13:24He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven 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 →