Mark 4:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ It happened that as he sowed, some fell beside the road; 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.

Mark 4:4 Cross References

Genesis 15:11

Then birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one having been sown along the road.

Matthew 13:4

As he was scattering the seed, some seeds fell by the road; and the birds came and ate them up.

Mark 4:15

These are the ones beside the road where the word is sown. Whenever they hear, satan comes quickly and takes away the word that has been sown in them.

Mark 4:3

“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to spread some seed.

Mark 4:5

“Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it didn’t have much soil. It sprang up immediately, because the soil wasn’t deep.

Luke 8:12

Those beside the road are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Luke 8:5

“The sower went out to spread his seed. As he sowed, some fell beside the road and was trampled; and the birds of the air ate it up.