Mark 4:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ And as he sowed, some seed fell on a path, and the birds came and ate it up.

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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

And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.

Matthew 13:4

And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up.

Mark 4:15

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.

Mark 4:3

“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

Mark 4:5

Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil.

Luke 8:12

The ones on the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Luke 8:5

“A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell on a path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.