Matthew 13:4 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴ “And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 13:4 Cross References

Matthew 13:3

And He spoke to them much in parables, saying, “See, the sower went out to sow.

Matthew 13:5

“And others fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

Mark 4:4

“And it came to be, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the heaven came and devoured it.

Luke 18:35

And it came to be, that as He was coming near Yeriḥo, that a certain blind man was sitting by the way begging.

Luke 8:5

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some indeed fell by the wayside. And it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.