Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Mark 4:3

God's word

1 Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

2 And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

Read the whole chapter

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
KJV
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
WEB
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
ASV
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
DARBY
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
BLB
“Listen! Behold, the one sowing went out to sow.
ÅB
Hør! Se, en såmann gikk ut for å så,
OTB
«Hør! En såmann gikk ut for å så sitt korn.
B1930
Hør! Se, en såmann gikk ut for å så,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 2:5

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 3:6–9

    I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

    Read in context

  • John 4:35–38

    Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

    Read in context

  • Matthew 13:26

    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

    Read in context

  • Mark 4:26–29

    Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

    Read in context

  • Deuteronomy 4:1

    Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

    Read in context

  • Luke 8:5–8

    “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 46:3

    “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

    Read in context