Mark 4:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ While the farmer was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ 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

⁴ As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path; and the birds came and ate it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ 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

⁴ And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

Mark 4:4 Cross References

Genesis 15:11

Later, large birds flew down to eat the animals. But Abram chased them away.

Matthew 13:19

What is the seed that fell by the path? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One (the devil) comes and takes away the things that were planted in that person’s heart.

Matthew 13:4

While the farmer was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.

Mark 4:15

Sometimes the teaching falls on the path. This is like some people. Those people hear the teaching of God. But Satan (the devil) comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them.

Mark 4:3

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

Mark 4:5

Some seed fell on rocky ground. The ground there did not have enough dirt. The seed grew very fast there because the ground was not deep.

Luke 8:12

What is the seed that fell beside the path? That is like the people that hear God’s teaching, but then the devil comes and makes them stop thinking about that teaching. So those people cannot believe the teaching and be saved.

Luke 8:5

“A farmer went out to plant his seed. While the farmer was planting, some seed fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate all this seed.