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


In Context

1 AND again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

3 Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

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

5 And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.

6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Mark 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some'seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.