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Mark 4:3

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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,

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 not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

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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)

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Cross references

  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:6–9

    I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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  • John 4:35–38

    Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

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  • Matthew 13:26

    But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

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  • Mark 4:26–29

    And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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  • Deuteronomy 4:1

    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

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  • Luke 8:5–8

    A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

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  • Isaiah 46:3

    Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

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