Mark 4:4

and in sowing, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate it up:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3hearken, Behold a sower went out to sow:

5and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:19and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he was sowing, some fell by the way-side, and was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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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