Mark 4:3

Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—

4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;

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Cross References

Psalms 34:11Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.

Proverbs 7:24Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;

Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning, sow thy seed, and, until evening, do not withhold thy hand,—for thou knowest not—whether shall thrive, either this or that, or whether, both alike, shall be fruitful.

Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me O house of Jacob, Even all the remnant of the house of Israel,—Who have been borne from birth, Who have been carried from nativity:

Isaiah 55:1Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money,—Come ye—buy corn, and eat, Yea come—buy corn without money, And without price, wine and milk,

Matthew 13:24Another parable, put he before them, saying—The kingdom of the heavens hath become like 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 →

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