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 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "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.
13:4And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
13:4And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.
13:4and as he sowed, some'seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
13:4and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
13:4and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them:
13:4As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
13:4and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: