Matthew 13:4 - 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 when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate them up.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.

Matthew 13:4 Cross References

Matthew 13:3

Then Jesus used stories to teach the people many things. Jesus said: “A farmer went out to plant his seed.

Matthew 13:5

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.

Mark 4:4

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

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.

Luke 18:35

Jesus came near the city of Jericho. There was a blind man sitting beside the road. The blind man was begging people for money.