When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand, then the evil [one] comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the [seed] being sown beside the road.
Mark 4:4 - English Majority Text Version 2009 And it happened, as he sowed, that some [seed] fell alongside the road; and the birds came and devoured it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. American Standard Version (1901) and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. Common English Bible As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path; and the birds came and ate it. Catholic Public Domain Version And while he was sowing, some fell along the way, and the birds of the air came and ate it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up. |
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand, then the evil [one] comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the [seed] being sown beside the road.
And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside the road; and the birds came and devoured them.
And these are the [seeds] beside the road where the word is sown, and whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which was sown in their hearts.
And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
And those beside the road are they that hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, lest they believe and be saved.
A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell alongside the road; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.