Matthew 13:4

and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

Young's Literal Translation

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 spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having 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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