4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.
2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:
3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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.
4:4And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some'seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
4:4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.
4:4and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
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.
4:4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
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;
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.